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So say that the latest CBS-NY Times poll is the beginning of a long downward spiral for Kerry. ...Is it possible that the Republican attacks on Kerry will be SO successful that Democrats are ready to abandon Kerry at the convention? Could there be a delegate revolt on a wide enough scale that John Edwards would end up receiving the nomination? Or could the discontent with Kerry be so irrepressible that Kerry is pressured to withdraw from the race, again with Edward being nominated in his place? Is such a scenario even possible?
Don't look at me! I didn't write that. And we all know from ABC's "Note" that, until September, only external events can change the grim outlook for Bush! But with polls showing Kerry sinking slowly-but-perceptibly under Bush's character criticism, it's not inconceivable that 'electability'-obsessed Democrats will soon be asking each other such forbidden questions in private (perhaps in that same off-the-record place foreign leaders go to when they want to endorse Kerry). ...
I don't know the answer to P.L.'s questions. I assume it's unheard of for a candidate to fail to get the nomination once he's amassed the magic number of presumably loyal delegates. It's an especially unlikely scenario if the only alternative is a failed primary entrant such as Edwards. (Kf recommendation: Find another white knight. And not her.) On the other hand, the late substitution of a more palatable candidate for a sure loser--even after formal nomination--worked well enough for the Democrats of New Jersey in the 2002 Senate race. Possible future intraparty slogan: Torch Kerry! ... P.S.: There's certainly enough time before the convention for panic to set in among Democrats. There's time for panic to set in, subside, and set in again. We'll be hearing more on this topic, I predict. ... P.P.S.: Of course, they wanted to Dump Clinton too, in 1992. (Thanks to alert reader T.M.) ....3:16 P.M.
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So say that the latest CBS-NY Times poll is the beginning of a long downward spiral for Kerry. ...Is it possible that the Republican attacks on Kerry will be SO successful that Democrats are ready to abandon Kerry at the convention? Could there be a delegate revolt on a wide enough scale that John Edwards would end up receiving the nomination? Or could the discontent with Kerry be so irrepressible that Kerry is pressured to withdraw from the race, again with Edward being nominated in his place? Is such a scenario even possible?
Don't look at me! I didn't write that. And we all know from ABC's "Note" that, until September, only external events can change the grim outlook for Bush! But with polls showing Kerry sinking slowly-but-perceptibly under Bush's character criticism, it's not inconceivable that 'electability'-obsessed Democrats will soon be asking each other such forbidden questions in private (perhaps in that same off-the-record place foreign leaders go to when they want to endorse Kerry). ...
I don't know the answer to P.L.'s questions. I assume it's unheard of for a candidate to fail to get the nomination once he's amassed the magic number of presumably loyal delegates. It's an especially unlikely scenario if the only alternative is a failed primary entrant such as Edwards. (Kf recommendation: Find another white knight. And not her.) On the other hand, the late substitution of a more palatable candidate for a sure loser--even after formal nomination--worked well enough for the Democrats of New Jersey in the 2002 Senate race. Possible future intraparty slogan: Torch Kerry! ... P.S.: There's certainly enough time before the convention for panic to set in among Democrats. There's time for panic to set in, subside, and set in again. We'll be hearing more on this topic, I predict. ... P.P.S.: Of course, they wanted to Dump Clinton too, in 1992. (Thanks to alert reader T.M.) ....3:16 P.M.
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