Anybody else ever get the feeling Kerry knows something

[newsguyatl]

that we don't?

he's awfully confident and at ease, and has been this way for quite some time.

at times, i just wonder if he (and HIS political machine) know something we don't -- that he will assuredly be victorious on tuesday for some reason or another. perhaps internal polling, perhaps something to come out, perhaps even talks with other world leaders. maybe even a combination of these and more.

look at the campaign pictures and events for the last month or so.


dimson is a maniacal ape, sweating, yelling, lecturing, etc. looking increasingly worried, out of touch, and tired.

kerry is poised, confident and steady.

i'm surprised the media hasn't picked up on this.


...wait, no i'm not.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. He's got that poker face.

[ClassWarrior]

2. One word: PRESIDENTIAL.

24.

[elperromagico]

3. Exactly. n/t

[johnnyrocket]

4. Like just before Iowa, yeah! Something is UP!!!

And I think it's Kerry in the polls and public opinion. The Bush concession speech is going to be AWESOME!!!!!!!

[yankeeinlouisiana]

8. Do you think he'll give a

concession speech? Or will he just send out little scotty?

[greenbriar]

22. he will plagarize cheney

with a go fuck yourself while heisting a bottle of Jack Daniels

[LittleClarkie]

48. I think he'll send out his mommie

to beat that mean ol' Kerry person up!

[NEOBuckeye]

17. I just want to see Dubya CRY

How much would a single tear do to finally destroy his media-manufactured image of artificial toughness?

[Gloria]

5. I mused on this very same topic yesterday, I think...I noted how darned

good he was looking...and even in Las Cruces on Saturday...live, to me, he looked "un-tense." His face was simply relaxed and he didn't look stressed at all. Same thing about his TV appearance with Couric and an ABC segment. Which all lead me to wonder....does he know already?

[newsguyatl]

11. yeh, something's changed, something's definitely changed

perhaps it's just the look of the victor readying to claim his prize, after a battle well fought.

i'm not sure.


but kerry's confidence is contagious, and i believe it will be what carries him to the white house.


i know it's certainly made ME more at ease.


i guess that's what a REAL president is supposed to do, right?


you know, it's funny... bush screams to the american people that he's the protector, etc. yet kerry's mere presence, demeanor and confidence alone exudes so much more comfort and security than $200 million dollars worth of ads for bush could ever do.

[Virginian]

38. Bush rants and raves like a fire and brimstone preacher.

That is what his followers like.

[unblock]

6. i've been saying for a while: NOT EVEN CLOSE

kerry will win 52-47%. not a landslide, but not close enough to steal. the public won't stand for bush to challenge in four or five states, which he could do, and may well have enough fixers in place, when kerry wins by 5%. bush will also lack the internal party support to go through with that. just like nixon in 1960, except bush will STAY politically dead.

[LaPera]

49. Let's hope not close enough to steal...but we got to be ready & to fight.

[Barrett808]

54. Hunter S. Thompson picked Kerry by 5 n/t

[baltodemvet]

7. I think he knows a LOT! n/t

[TexasChick]

12. I second that...I've felt this way all along..Kerry knows something and

that is why the Chimp administration is desperately trying to hold on to the presidency! Could it be the Valerie Plame indictments, more damaging info into the 9/11 investigation? Something big, I'm sure!

Jennifer

[knowbody0]

9. i feel the same way

his campaign has been dignified and steadfast. he has not resorted to the plethora of available attacks until now. and now he is firing like a sniper, hitting the bubble george lived in. bubble is gone. boy is blubbering, drooling and panicked. i am thoroughly enjoying it.

[DoYouEverWonder]

57. Nice description

It is fun to watch the chimp and co melting down. I feel like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.

[rockydem]

10. I especially noticed the contrast today

It was striking...

[The Wielding Truth]

13. From what I've seen It's who he is.

Even when I see clips of him as a young man I see a man who shoulders responsibility like a king.:dem:

Remember::::::

INTEGRITY,INTEGRITY,INTEGRITY

[kerry2win]

14. He knows

I felt he's known since right after the 3rd debate he'll win.

[GaryL]

15. Monday with Clinton

He gave an absolutely great speech. He has hit his stride. I've grown to love this guy over the last month an believe we're going to get one great president.

[KittyWampus]

16. IMO, Kerry Is A Centered Individual Who Sees The Big Picture

and who is able to do a sort of yoga...

His mind and body are joined in One Purpose.. achieving One Goal.

Much like when atheletes get into a "zone".

[mcg]

20. They both look confident.

[lectrobyte]

18. JK does make it look kind of effortless, doesn't he?

Courage under fire, poise, character, whatever you want to call it, it shows through.

[marlakay]

19. His head advisor said on msnbc that they do their own

internal polls and trust them. Then the Bush guy smirked and said they do to. I am soooo sick of this. Kerry just win and get this shit off my tv!!

[TexasChick]

21. I feel your pain!! n/t

[Joe Turner]

53. I saw that too

What struck me was that Bush's advisor (forget his name) undercut Bush in a couple of places. He corrected himself near the end by saying Bush had more star power than Arnold. I got the sense that while he had to show a confident face for Bush he was on the look out for a new job.

[DemocracyInaction]

65. marla---nobody could have said it better

"win and get this shit off my tv"------oh dear god how I want these whinny, lying, yelling, fuckheads to disappear back under the rock that they crawled out from under back in the time of Newt.

[GDoyle]

23. I can't wait...

I can't wait to see the look on that battleaxe of a mother Shrub has when he has to leave the White House in January. Two time losers these Bushes, both relegated to the dust bin of history as historic bad leaders.

GDoyle

[ochazuke]

24. I get the same impression

Yet Tweety was saying a few days ago that Bush looked relaxed and confident, Kerry -- oh, I don't know -- something like "lecturing".

All the polls are swinging to Kerry, so that he has an outright lead in many of them. He is even gaining in my state, Missouri, down like 4 points now. And we have no advertising at the presidential level except that stupid Ashley thing.

[Cha]

29. Pay no attention to tweety on matters of

how the shrub looks. Tweety thought he looked great in his codpiece.

[fob]

25. He's been under fire with his whole life ahead of him, at least thrice

wounded, had to kill a person that had an rpg pointed right at him and his whole crew, testified before congress, became a prosecutor, Lt Governor and a Senator for 20 years, what's a pissant like bush* gonna do to rattle that?

[mitchum]

26. Internal polling

[SheilaT]

27. You might be on to something.

I keep on being completely baffled by the polling results we keep reading and hearing about. Take Florida. Bush lost four years ago, or if you choose to believe the "official" results, he won by only 537 votes. How could he be up 11 points (as one poll showed today) this year? That makes no sense. Has there been some huge demographic shift that would logically move votes to him?

I was at a conference in DC back in June and wound up sitting next to Joe Trippi at the informal barbecue. he said that the worst possible thing for Kerry would be if he were up by 5-7 points going in to election day, because that way all the Nader voters would feel it would be safe to vote for Ralph, and all those not real enthusiastic about Kerry would feel free to withhold their vote. But if the race were really close, a dead heat, then (according to Trippi) the Democrats would be extremely motivated to get out the vote.

So maybe the internal polling shows the Dems are way ahead, but they don't want to let that out, so that instead everyone will get out there and vote. Let's just hope it doesn't backfire, and Dems get discouraged and stay home, thinking it's hopeless.

[newsguyatl]

28. ...

>> he said that the worst possible thing for Kerry would be if he were up by 5-7 points going in to election day, because that way all the Nader voters would feel it would be safe to vote for Ralph, and all those not real enthusiastic about Kerry would feel free to withhold their vote. But if the race were really close, a dead heat, then (according to Trippi) the Democrats would be extremely motivated to get out the vote.<<

that's an excellent point.

and everytime i see what nader received in 2000, especially in the battleground states, i always figure at least HALF those votes (probably even more) will be in the kerry column this year.

[Spiffarino]

33. The polls seem to agree with you

In 2000:

Gore : 48.38%
**** : 47.87
Nader: 2.74
Other: 1.01

Nader's numbers are around 1.5% right now (or at least the last one's I saw)

[calimary]

75. I think this is completely true. I bet there will be a HUGE amount of

soul-searching in the voting booth whenever a Naderite steps inside. Some of them, I believe, will face facts and smell the coffee, and decide a candidate with a clear shot at the White House is better than a "lone gunman" out there trying to blow against a hurricane with just his breath. As in - do I really make this vote count for something or do I just throw it away?

Furthermore, if some of the bushbots think these polls are solid gold, maybe THEY won't have the sense of urgency we do. Now is NOT the time for ANY of us to get complacent! But if the opposition thinks it's in the bag, maybe some of 'em will stay home.

I remember the 1980 election when the networks called it early for Reagan before the polls here on the West Coast had closed. That threw a HUGE damper on everything. People here in L.A. saw that and many of 'em threw up their hands and said "what's the use?" If a goodly number of states in the Eastern time zone finish up and are called for Kerry, perhaps the discouragement effect on republi-CONS will work to our advantage.

EYES ON THE PRIZE, GUYS.

[LittleClarkie]

52. In some ways, it feels like Zogby is doing Kerry a favor

I've been wondering for about 2 weeks what was up with Zogby. When Karl Rove tells you to watch Zogby, you KNOW something must be up. But then a bizaare thought came to me, that Zogby was doing Kerry a favor. With Kerry a slight underdog, he'll keep focused and fighting, and as you say, his supporters will fight that much harder to get him in there.

Probably the best situation we could have right now. I hope we win in states where we weren't supposed to, null and voiding the Ohio and Florida and Georgia tinkering.

[frank frankly]

30. I agree 10000% with you, newsguyatl

Kerry is going to kick the dimson's ass. It isn't going to close enough for them to steal.

I'm still working hard, going to do one last canvassing this weekend, but JK is going to win decisively.

:party:

[calimary]

77. I went to the local farmer's market (Santa Monica) earlier today

because one of the women at the local campaign HQ told me that's where I could get a yard sign. They were completely out at the HQ. So there I was, in the rain, seeking out the Kerry table. The one woman handling it had moved it to the side, out of the worst of the rain. While I was there, transacting with her, three guys came up, independent of each other, asking for yard signs and bumper stickers because they were about to pack off for a swing-state canvassing trip. SO cool! In the RAIN we stood there, working for Kerry! And here in So Cal, where we have to be reintroduced to any kind of weather every year or so (except for drought years), that's saying something. It also felt good to see this woman getting some business. Everybody else at the farmer's market was busy folding up their fruit stands and packing things away as the storm approached. I stocked up on bumper stickers, too. I was down to only one extra after giving a whole slew of 'em away.

[Doctor_J]

31. what could fluster the man at this point?

after what he went through in nam, then when he got home from nam. the rove/fox/msrnc/cnn/hate radio stuff is child's play to this man.

[LSK]

32. maybe because everywhere he goes theres 10000 people there???

He is becoming the hotest thing in the country.

[phish420]

34. Right on man...you arent alone...

I have sensed it too...my opinion is, he is going to let loose on a whole bunch of truths...I feel like there is so much he wants to say, but cant right now...Truth and facts about this administration, and about our country overall. Some we will want to hear, others we may not...but its the truth, and the truth isn't always pretty. But I think he instinctively knows that we CAN handle it, and we will be better with it.

[Zen Democrat]

35. Anybody see Chimpie and Pickles standing behind Tommy Thompson

in Wisconsin this morning. Both of them were staring off in space with very disinterested and forlorn looks on their faces. Looked like THEY knew something ... like it's all over.

[Stephanie]

37. Contemplating how long the Chimp's jail sentence will be

Pickles planning on how to redecorate his room at the ranch. Maybe a sewing room?

[Stephanie]

36. What Kerry knows is that all the good people of the world are with him

Imagine the support he must be getting that we'll never hear about. Imagine the world leaders, all of Europe, who must have pledged their support. Imagine the gov't insiders, CIA, DIA, State, diplomats - career intelligence people who are desperate to get Bush OUT and are doing what they can to make it happen. Imagine the stories he's being told by these people. Kerry is a prosecutor. He has the goods.

Imagine knowing that the progressive, compassionate, intellectual, forward-thinking, enlightened people of the WORLD are with you, have their hearts and minds with you, are praying for you. Imagine knowing that you are running against a crook, a liar, an imposter, a fraud.

Kerry is confident because Kerry is right. Kerry has the moral high ground. And everyone knows it. Everyone.

[DeepModem Mom]

44. I like your post -- it feels good to be on Kerry's side, on our side...

with so many people, doing so much, each with whatever he or she has or can do (from Soros and Michael Moore, to Hollywood stars, to government insiders, to campaign volunteers, to writers and artists and filmmakers, to bloggers, to an army of lawyers on their own dime, to voters with yard signs and bumper stickers or just standing in long lines, etc.) for a cause greater than themselves, not out of self-interest but out of love of country, and concern for humanity, both in the U.S., and beyond.

[LiberalAndProud]

39. I think he knows that we are responding.

Success breeds success. No longer are we all ABBers. We are Pro-Kerryus. He has touched us and ignited our passions. And that will get him elected.

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

40. Look in his hip pocket...

i think he has damning info on bushco that has basically kept them in check...

[Carla in Ca]

41. Kerry is taking his boat right to the shore

but I do think, even though there is still a lot to do, he and Edwards need to get back together, at least for the weekend.

[moondust]

42. JK has a lot of experience.

Life experience. George does not and it shows.

[dave123williams]

43. It's almost like the guy is GRACEFUL under FIRE or something...

[milkyway]

45. The campaigns' internal polling is much more sophisticated than media

polls. Take a look at Kerry and bush and it looks like the appearance and demeanor of both of them say Kerry in a landslide.

Great observation. He has really taken on a Presidential aura.

[Stephanie]

46. KERRY IN A LANDSLIDE

.

[JCMach1]

47. no, it's the relief that you feel that the campaign is nearly over

it gives you a certain boost...

[zulchzulu]

50. Kerry is coming on home stretch with PLENTY of kick left

He knows we have the boots on the ground and are going to turn out the vote big time.

The fact that he's very confident is that he knows Chimpy is bleeding and on the ropes.

[aquart]

51. He doesn't like to talk about it, but.....

He met these three really weird sisters on the way home from VietNam and they told him exactly what was going to happen.

I wouldn't worry about it.

[KittyWampus]

63. You Mean Like MacBeth?

[tomfodw]

55. Clinton knew in advance

Bill Clinton knew at least 3 or 4 days before election day in 1992, that he was extremely likely to win. Democratic Party polling had indicated this. I'm not sure how far in advance he knew (I've read anywhere from the Saturday or Sunday before to even a whole week in advance).

It's possible that Kerry has access to detailed private polls giving him information not included in the public polls. I suppose it's possible. I certainly hope it's true.

But I wouldn't let this go to our heads. We have to work even harder than ever.

[cmf]

56. He is confident because he believes in himself and his message

Chimpy on the other hand, is counting on dirty tricks and people to steal it for him. No wonder he's nervous.

[kostya]

60. Well said! Bush has lived a life of having others bail him out

and it's not working this time. Kerry is his own man, the "real deal" as we like to say. His confidence comes from within, not externally like Bush. That's why Bush can't take the least bit of criticism, he never really had the chance to grow up, he's a scared rabbit inside. Kerry knows that even if he loses this election he's still John Kerry and that is pretty damn good!! Bush, on the other hand, becomes a nobody fast, not that he was really anybody to begin with.

- K

[lancdem]

58. I agree

I'm certain Kerry's internal polling shows him in considerably stronger shape than most public polls, and his campaign plans an unprecedented GOTV effort.

Notice how Cheney makes a public statement predicting a 52-47 Bush win while the Kerry people doggedly go about their business. I'm convinced the Kerry campaign relished making the pollsters and pundits look like fools come election day.

[DireStrike]

59. Kerry knows a LOT that we don't...

I'd bet my life savings that there's gonna be some shockers coming out of the White House once he's firmly in place.

[laruemtt]

61. he quells my fears

and makes me feel he really can make the bad man go away.

[Walt Starr]

62. This is from a guy who once said he despised Kerry

Kerry is destined for a greatness unrivaled in American history. The man has a Lincolnesque stature that will unite the American people like nobody has ever done!

[Beetwasher]

64. He's A POWERFUL Individual In Many Different Ways

Listen, we all talk about Bushco's myriad powerful connections and friends, well, Kerry's got 'em too and I have faith he knows all that we know here, knows what to look out for and has plans to deal w/ WHATEVER is coming. This is a man who has looked death in the face and laughed, and grown from it, what's Bushco. gonna do, threaten his life? Kerry's more than capable of his OWN threats and carrying through on them as well.

[amazona]

67. tee hee nice photo

Is that your dog?

[Beetwasher]

69. Nah, Not Mine, Cuter Feller Though Ain't He?

And smart!

[archineas]

66. just speculation

but i've read on these forums that bush sr conceded to clinton privately before the '92 election.

kerry has been pretty confident and in stride since that first major speech and his major press conference back in september. it's just improved as time has gone on. after the first two debates, with no bush come back, i think that perhaps bush knew.

remember when shrubbie was caught mentioning something to kerry about where he'd be some night? possibly that night, possibly election night?

i wonder, if deep down bush knows that it's over, and perhaps has, or will shortly, concede privately. in fact, i think the whole mary cheney flap even supports this, because if they didn't have something to deflect from shrubbie's abysmal 3rd debate performance, it would probably have turned into a blowout sooner.

wow, now my excitement is growing, and i'm starting to entertain the idea of *dare i join in and say it?* landslide...

wow...again...

j

[expatriate]

72. I've thought of this many times in the last few days.

I can remember Bush Sr.'s concession speech on Election Night. I think it was given earlier than any concession speech in history, and the man sounded so relieved it wasn't funny. He kept giggling. I heard it on the radio, so I have no idea what his body language or expression was, but to hear him, he sounded like someone who had just been given a last minute reprieve from being drawn and quartered.

The Bush campaign seems to have lost a lot of impetus, and looks almost like a case of just going through the motions.

Let's hope we're right. I have a feeling that we are.

[in_cog_ni_to]

68. yes. I pick internal polls.

Last week Judy Woodruff was on Air Force 1 talking to the WH press (3 of them) and one of them said, "In public the Chimp's campaign acts like things are going great, but behind closed doors, the Chimp's campaign is VERY worried." That tells me that the Chimp's internal polls are showing him LOSING... by a HUGE margin. Kerry's internal polls are showing him winning...by a HUGE margin. Just a hunch. ;)

[merh]

70. Kerry is very presidential - plus, the internal polls show him

well ahead and the * losing fast. Even in red states like mine (MS) I can tell the repukes are nervous. They are doing all they can to put trial lawyers in a bad light (anti-Edwards), the local stations preach the greatness of the * and the repuke appointed federal judge ruled that the 65000 dropped from medicaid due to the repuke gov's and legislators new law had to be put back on the rolls. Lott runs around saying MS bases on on the new closure list (but the great repuke and his admin will prevent them from closing), yada yada yada

They are worried and running scared. IMHO

[doni_georgia]

71. I think his internal polls are showing really favorable numbers

Look at the state by state polls. The states that Bush hasn't broken the 48% mark are HIGHLY likely to go for Kerry. I took a look at them yesterday and figuring half of the undecideds go for Kerry (typical 2/3rds break for the challenger) it will be Kerry with between 276-289 electoral votes.

[info being]

73. The "Establishment" is behind him. He will win.

When the corporate media is more critical than Bush and portray him as weaker, that only means that the Establishment (controlling elites) have decided that Kerry is better for business. Let's remember that it is they who select our leaders because it is they who control the majority of American's thoughts.

[w4rma]

74. I think the "Establishment" is as split as voters are. (nt)

[freeminder]

76. He looks like a man with integrity

and that sets him in a whole different league than the Bush* gang.

Imagine how comfortable you feel when you have chosen a life of public service in which you KNOW you have serious merit, like exposing iran-contra and BCCI.

Knowing you did the right thing makes you strong inside, regardless of all the spin.

Compare to the miserable failure GWB has always been and still is, lying through his teeth, no honor only greed.


Aside of that, Kerry may also be aware of more than we do regarding the Plame indictments. I think he doesn't speak about it because something like that would schock the public, and aiming for the highest office you do not want to put the office's integrity at risk.

But nevertheless, both JK and GWB know some day in the not-so-distant future, the truth will come out.

[THUNDER HANDS]

78. I'd imagine since he's been in combat and shot at

that running against Bush is not the hardest thing he's ever had to do.

Maybe the most physically exhausting thing, but certainly not the hardest.

Kerry will swat Bush like a fly on Nov. 2nd.