Ted Kennedy to campaign for Kerry

[Bush was AWOL]

I know that Kerry probably could not find anyone to hit Bush harder than Ted Kennedy, but will he play well with swing voters? Or has Kerry finally said hell with the swing voters - something I wouldn't mind seeing somewhat - and having Teddy fire up the base, while scorching Bush at the same time?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&u=/ap/20040914/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_kennedy_1&printer=1

[JI7]

1. it's good to have someone who knows you well out there

[cheshire]

2. I think pandering to swing voters should be stopped. Let them make up

their frickin mind for a change. They are too needed.

[iwantmycountryback]

3. It's just dumb to pander to swing voters

If a bunch of numbnuts are inexplicably undecided at this point, screw em. Just fire off the base. That's why Kerry's coming out stronger and stronger against the war. He doesn't care if he's labeled a fucking flip-flopper or whatever 7-year old insults Bush throws out there.

[JI7]

4. i don't think it's "dumb" but it's just one area among many

we need to reach out to. and in different ways.

[JI7]

5. also it will mean someone close to Kerry who will consistently

try to keep bush on the defensive with criticisms on iraq and other things.

[tritsofme]

6. I don't much care for Ted,

I'll never forgive him for his brutal primary challenge to Jimmy Carter in 1980.

But if he can help defeat bush, its fine with me.

[JI7]

10. even after everything Teddy has done?

[tritsofme]

12. Especially after seeing an ad similar to this one in 1980

http://livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/player/asx.php?media_id=6959

I've never forgiven him for that primary challenge to Carter.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

7. Ted Kennedy is well respected nationwide

And quite frankly, our base needs a kick in the ass.

I mean, really, who cares about the swing voters?

To paraphrase, "Who are these people???"

No, we need to get more of US out to the polls than THEM.

Period.

[IndianaGreen]

8. If you want to "fire up the base" call for a US troop withdrawal from Iraq

and a repeal of PATRIOT and an overhaul of NAFTA.

[Seabiscuit]

9. BINGO!!!

N/T

[tritsofme]

13. Do that if you want to fire up the base,

and loose the election.

[WI_DEM]

11. He will play well with the base

and we need that. If he appears before Labor and minority audiences he will help.