Does Kerry need to get back to the issues ? [View All]

[kentuck]

The Kerry campaign is attempting to convince voters that the Bush regime are a bunch of smear artists, which they are, but they should be cautious not to be too enthusiastic about it. It is so obvious what the strategy of the opposition is, and they are not going to change. Because this is the horse they rode in on. This is a time for some patience from the Kerry campaign.

The SmearBoat vets are coming out with another ad today, criticizing Kerry anti-war statements from 1971 - a third of century ago. The campaign's best approach is to dismiss it as just more negative ads from the Bush campaign and nothing surprising from them. They have nothing positive to talk about. A simple definition will suffice at this time.

Kerry needs to re-inforce the idea that he is the candidate that is willing to talk about the issues. He must be careful not to be seen as the "negative" candidate. He will not have to worry about Bush - he will play the role of the negative campaigner as if he were a natural.