This is an interesting exploration of a possible cause for Kerry's rise and dean's fall in the past few weeks, essentially saying that Kerry appeals more to people who were initially for the war, but have since felt misled and unjustified. Dean's "have always been against the war" may be right and admirable in retrospect, but it also makes people feel like morons, and that causes a disconnect. So, those people say, "Well, here's a guy, a Senator even, who got duped just like i did." Kerry makes them feel better about themselves, so he's a more comfortable candidate. I guess i can understand that, but i'd hope that people would vote on elements more substantive than their own past chagrin.

I don't buy the Kerry "Electability" meme either. As many of the posts in the linked thread say, he doesn't have the force of conviction, or the record to back his statements. He *feels* wishy-washy. Ultimately, he's not gonna win any debates against Bush on the war, and i don't think his economic standpoints are catalyzing enough to make a difference. So what are the presidential debates going to be about?

I have a bad feeling that come this time next year, people are gonna be feeling this meme in a bad way :

] Dated Dean
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] Married Kerry
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] Woke up with Bush