Published on May 17, 2004 By Joel Hynoski In Democrat
As imbroglio after imbroglio embroil the Bush Administration, from prisoner abuse scandals to mishandling of the economy, it gets me wondering about John Kerry.

Now, I'm a Kerry supporter. I am firmly behind John Kerry's ascent into the White House come November, and hope and pray that it's going to happen. From what I have read of him, I believe he's a good man with strong principles and a desire to do what is right for the American people.

The only thing that really worries me as the election draws nearer is that the Average American doesn't have the faintest idea of who John Kerry is.

Here in Seattle, we've been getting plenty of Bush and Kerry ads on the TV. Mostly the Bush ads are slamming Kerry for "flip-flopping" or the perception of that. The John Kerry ads trumpet Kerry's military service, commitment to his comrades and courage.

But what is the real John Kerry like? He hasn't really come out and said anything concrete about how he would fix the economy, or how he would handle the war in Iraq. We know very little about his personal belief structure and his leadership skills.

The thing that concerns me about this is, come the election, Average Joe will get his ballot, be faced with the choice between Bush and Kerry and think "Well, better the devil you know" and vote for Bush. Notwithstanding the fact, of course, that polling indicates a much stronger position for Kerry than Bush.

Stop and think about it a minute. A lot of people who say that they are going to vote for Kerry say that they would vote for "anyone but Bush". If these people are intelligent (and I know that's expecting a lot of the average American -- hehehehe) then once they are faced with a ballot, they'd have to think about who they are actually voting for instead of Bush.

What's the solution? I guess Kerry really needs to get himself out there and tell everyone who will listen who he is, what he believes in, stop harping on Bush's National Guard fiasco and concentrate on how he's screwing up the USA right now. Personally, I don't give a rat's arse whether or not Bush fulfilled his duties during the Vietnam war -- I mean, it is an indicator of the lack of moral fibre and courage he has, but not much else -- but I do care about how Bush and his administration have royally f-ed over Iraq, bungled the prisoner abuse scandal, raped the surplus and screwed over the American worker.

So, come on John Kerry, show the USA who you are and get them to love you and make sure that they will vote for you in November!

Comments
on Jun 10, 2004
JOHN KERRY IS A DEMORCRATIC SENATOR FROM MASS. !
JOHN KERRY WAS MASS.' LT.GOVERNOR IN THE 80'S .

TO LEARN MORE GO TO www.johnkerry.com
on Jun 10, 2004
lol. If there wasn't so many dead GI's in Iraq the media would devote some time to Kerry.
on Jun 10, 2004
Now that is the problem for John Kerry. Who is he? The reason is he being slammed about changing position is because he truely has. Sound bites with John saying he voted for the bill before he voted agenst it are very effictive. But those ad's really should not be effictive on a canidate like John Kerry. We have a very long record to look at and see what he stands for, the problem truely is he is not running on his record, he can't and have any chance to win any state other then Mass. Votes to not allow Conner's law to pass, or Partial birth abortion do not sit well with super majorities of Americans on abortion. Voting to use force but then not funding it, do not sit well with many Americans, Democrates included, on defence. His record on Taxes is something he knows he can't talk about in public at all so he will never have a clear economic message. He can't run on his votes for all these years, If he felt he could in anyway, he surely would. John Kerry will have the same issues the whole campain. The average American may never know John Kerry. If John does it right, and America continues to stumble, that might be his ticket to the White House.

The Wardie
on Jun 10, 2004
" lol. If there wasn't so many dead GI's in Iraq the media would devote some time to Kerry."


yep. As a matter of fact you could almost say Kerry would profit from any setback and tragedy in the next few months. He'd spin it and spin it and use it for every drop of publicity he could get, like all the other stuff he exploits continually to distract from the fact he is pretty much a blank slate himself.

So, we have a President that is trying to better the country (whether you agree with him or not on the procedure), and another candidate that gets a little political erection everytime there is a whiff of tragedy in the air, and who is the first person to exploit it. Tough choice, huh?
on Jun 10, 2004
BakerStreet,

More then that, it does look like John has been doing very well in polls of late. The interesting thing is he is not activly campaining much, and I never see him on TV. This election is going to come down to George W Bush, and nothing else. Kerry does not need to stand for anything to win, he needs to do...nothing. Looking at the current poll numbers with the lack of any view of Kerry is very telling.