Kerry's Surrogates Need To Get The "Landslide" Meme Out There

[stopbush]

It should start slowly and build through the fall, but it should start soon.

This is NOT going to be a close election. The sense of a Kerry landslide being inevitable will not only win the WH, it has the potential of winning back the Senate. Once voters have turned the corner against * and have decided to vote *for* Kerry, the case can be made that without a sympathetic Congress, Kerry will be hamstrung. If the polls show a major shift toward Kerry, then the Dems must target Congress.

Of course, Kerry/Edwards and those nearest the top of the ticket will take the "we're taking nothing for granted...we don't read the polls" tact, but the strategy should be to lame duck * as early as possible so the people will be crying for a major correction on November 2. Anything over a 52-53% win by Kerry will be considered a landslide and a mandate.

BTW - this scenario plays right into the media biases as they believe that people don't change and history has a way of repeating itself. Ergo, * Jr losing after sky-high approval ratings is a re-run of his dad's loss in '92, while Kerry coming from behind to wipe out the heir-apparent juggernaut is reminiscent of the Howard Dean coronation/implosion. They'll see the parallels and run with it.

Comments?

[bluestateguy]

1. I have a series of tests to define a landslide

1. 400 electoral votes

2. Must win an absolute majority of the popular vote.

3. Must win the popular vote by at least 10%.

That would categorize the elections of 1964, 1972 and 1984 as landslides. I don't see either candidate winning a landslide even under the most extreme circumstances.

[elperromagico]

2. I agree with your standards. n/t

[lapfog_1]

3. Let me add

should have "coattails" as well. Meaning we pick up at least
3 or maybe 4 Senate seats, and 15 House seats. That will be
difficult, but it's possible.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

4. Coattails, coattails coattails

Millions of new voters.

It is important to support Dems at every level.

[soothsayer]

5. No no no--landslides make people assume they DON'T have to vote

then they stay home and the other dude wins

ixnay on the andslidelay

[seventhson]

6. But people like to vote for a winner

so this might encourage FOLKS TO DO THAT SO THEY CAN PROUDLY SAY "I VOTED FOR KERRY!"

[seventhson]

7. and THIS poll makes it look like it could very well be a landslide:

LOOK AT THIS AOL POLL!!! Kerry kicking Bush's ASS!!!



Who would do a better job as president?

John Kerry 60%
George Bush 40%


How would you rate Kerry's speech?

Excellent 53%
Poor 18%
Fair 15%
Good 13%

Total Votes: 142,859


I believe that AOL pretty much reflects middle class America and so, despite it being an online poll, is very good news.