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Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Slate's Chris Suellentrop expounds upon Mickey Kaus' "Pedro Martinez" theory of the Kerry campaign:
He asked supporters of the Iraq war to consider the merits of a relief pitcher: "Wouldn't we be better off with a new President who hasn't burned his bridges to our allies, and who could rebuild respect for America in the world?"
But if you're deciding whether to turn to the bullpen, it matters whether the guy warming up is Eric Gagne or Byung-Hyun Kim, and Gore doesn't do much to assure voters who aren't certain about Kerry's merits. Here's the entirety of his case for Kerry: He is loyal. He is honest. He is patriotic. He served in Vietnam. He protects the environment. He fights narcoterrorism. He's a deficit hawk. He picked John Edwards.
And, I might add, he's not George W. Bush, which seems to be the only compelling case the Democrats can make for voting for Kerry. "Not Bush" won't help Kerry with swing voters any more than "Not Clinton" helped Bob Dole.
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Dave
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