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John Kerry

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14. What drives me nuts is the fact that dems are that quick to blame Kerry.

Reply to MBS (Reply #13)

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 09:02 AM

Oct 2012

A debate prep is not one person. It is a team. If they want to blame the team, blame the team, but why Kerry alone?

On a less gloomy note, it seems now clear from the polls that the debate bounce for Romney is over. Polls on a 5 day basis have stabilized and Rasmussen, who is on 3 days, is now a tie after Thursday numbers were replaced by Sunday numbers. We'll know more on Tuesday or Wednesday, when Rasmussen will have 3 days of clean numbers, but my best guess is that it will be a short live bounce (except if, of course, Biden falls short, which I do not think will happen, but who knows).

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Mark Shields' comments on JK role in debate prep (his own correction. .) [View all] MBS Oct 2012 OP

Interesting n/t politicasista Oct 2012 #1

Not surprising. Mass Oct 2012 #5

Yep n/t politicasista Oct 2012 #6

I suspect that, while Kerry was "tough" on Obama... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #2

I bet you're exactly right Luftmensch067 Oct 2012 #3

I think you're right. Mass Oct 2012 #4

Who would? Kerry knew Romney shifts his position Relisten to Kerry's convention speech karynnj Oct 2012 #7

Nope. Sounds like he mixed it up per MBS's post downthread. beachmom Oct 2012 #19

Good to see some people are honest and do some fact checking. Mass Oct 2012 #8

I feel your pain! MBS Oct 2012 #9

I agree that the SoS /Senate race interaction is ridiculous to speak of karynnj Oct 2012 #10

This was stupid , it's clear now that Obama's Reaction was partly strategy JI7 Oct 2012 #11

I still cannot get a personal grasp Inuca Oct 2012 #12

I also was in disbelief after that debate MBS Oct 2012 #13

What drives me nuts is the fact that dems are that quick to blame Kerry. Mass Oct 2012 #14

well, at least the NYT got it right MBS Oct 2012 #15

Apparently not. With that Pew poll. beachmom Oct 2012 #17

We''ll know soon. It is impossible to know when it comes to the Pew Poll. Mass Oct 2012 #18

What do you mean by Inuca Oct 2012 #21

It's one poll. I just think freaking out over one poll is not smart. beachmom Oct 2012 #23

Being scared is the worst remedy. Sadly, dems fall too often in this trap. Mass Oct 2012 #25

I'll try to calm down :-) n/t Inuca Oct 2012 #27

Here is the Rand page website. Mass Oct 2012 #28

Thanks for the quotes MB Inuca Oct 2012 #20

Looks like JK presented Obama with every Romney version possible Blaukraut Oct 2012 #26

I think many of us were a bit with Shields, thinking that beachmom Oct 2012 #16

About your last sentence Inuca Oct 2012 #22

I enjoyed this Kevin Drum "hack gap" post: beachmom Oct 2012 #24

I agree. We are playing right into the hands of the media and appearing discouraged. wisteria Oct 2012 #29

I saw a little note from EJ DIonne Inuca Oct 2012 #30

Elections come and go. wisteria Oct 2012 #31

For those who want to see a good debate with a moderator doing its job and Mass Oct 2012 #32