Written by: Beck
Kerry needs to hire an all new campaign staff or something. August has not been kind to him. While I was vaguely aware that nothing much good had happened for Kerry since the conclusion of the DNC at the end of July, I hadn't seen it spelled out in a clear, concise fashion. Have a look at
the timeline assembled by Chris Lynch. I'm not sure whether to laugh or just quietly shake my head in disbelief. He summarizes:
Now there were many more things that I could have added in but I think you get the idea. Whoever is running the Kerry Campaign has no clue, no strategy and no control over the message that the campaign should be getting out. They pinned their hopes on presenting Kerry as a decorated war veteran and pretty much nothing else. That strategy is coming back to haunt them in a big way.
With the Swift Boat ads doing damage to their candidates credibility - the Kerry Campaign now wants to focus on issues but the questions raised by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth remain unanswered and claims of wanting to run an issues oriented campaign ring hollow when one considers that the DNC was pretty much issue free.
(Hat tip:
B4B)