I think...Kerry should (another "Kerry should") turn to Bush's desperate

[Guaranteed]

tactics.

Toward the end of a campaign, it's important to start pointing out your opponent's troubles and insecurities. It gets in the heads of the voters, wins over undecideds, boosts morale for your troops and hurts the morale of your opponents. It's declaring victory without really coming out and saying it. "Look...Bush is trembling!" And it's just a great psyche-out.

I think Kerry oughta start pointing out the desperate rhetoric that the Bush campaign is using, maybe relate it back to Poppy Bush's experience before Clinton kicked him out of the White House. It's a perfect innoculation against the rhetoric itself, too- the harsher Bush gets, the more desperate he looks.

Maybe start talking about how this is not a good position for a sitting President to be in, either. If Kerry was going to lose, it should have been obvious by now (although that's not a good way to put it).

[caledesi]

1. Excellent points! I like your mind. nt

[secular_warrior]

2. Of course. One must think like evil to beat evil.

Voters have already made up their minds about issues. Everything has been said as far as policy goes.

The last few weeks of a tight race are mostly a mental chess match between the two opponents. It's also about shaping perception. And of course, turnout.

This is why the last few weeks of most campaigns are mostly about dirt and games, and less about real issues and policy.

[Guaranteed]

3. Yup, you can be sure that Rove is going to do this if we don't. nt