Dick Morris contends that Kerrys been dropping in the polls, rather than Bush rising. He thinks this is a good sign for Bush because it shows that Kerry is very vulnerable. He asserts that Kerry is not ready to run for president because he is off balance, and has always been because as a Massachussetts liberal he never had to pay attention to what really interests ordinary Americans. He thinks it is significant that the Bush pressure on Kerrys stance on the money for the war and on the foreign leaders support issue is what caused Kerry to fumble and caused his numbers to drop. He thinks the Demos ought to be worried about this.
As much as everyone claims that attack ads anger the American people and that they dont work, the truth is that they usually do. This is probably especially true when the ads really do attack the positions or character of an opponent rather than ribald personal attacks. Not to mention, even the worst attack ads dont compare with the charges that atheism and incest would run amok if Jefferson were elected! Yikes! Bush should charge ahead against
Kerrys record on the issues.