Did Kerry's IWR Vote Make Him More or Less Electable? [View All]

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How did that effect him in the eyes of average Democrats and how will it effect him in the general election, should he be the nominee?

I know it's hated here, but what's hated here was supported by a majority of the American people at the time, who are now having reservations about it.

Which is exactly where Kerry can play this.

If he had voted against it, he would have had to debate Bush on the merits of going in there, instead of the debating him on how he messed up going along to war.

Why he didn't build a coalition.
Why he didn't plan for a post-war period.
Why he didn't do all the things he said in his speech on the floor that Bush had to do.

Once you have that debate, Bush can't pull the "well Saddam was an evil man" card because Kerry already pulled that away from him by voting for the IWR.

So he can't debate whether or not to get Saddam in the first place. Which takes away an advantage Bush would have had since most of the electorate seems to support the notion that the world is better with Saddam toppled.

Once Kerry trounces Bush on that issue, he can move on to the economy and domestic issues, where Bush is VERY vulnerable.

So what do you think. Did the vote make Kerry more electable, or less?