"DSK" wrote in message Maxprop wrote:
... And Kerry has always voted with the leftmost
division of the party, which places him squarely in liberal land.
Kerry's
worst enemy in this election is his voting record, at least with the
so-called "undecideds."

Unless you are getting your "facts" from the Bush/Cheney propaganda
machine, you'd have a very hard time backing this up.

If looked at realistically, Kerry is somewhat moderate... more liberal
on some issues, definitely centrist on others.

Fringe extremists in Congress are rare, Doug. But on the existing
Congressional scale, Kerry generally votes as left as anyone. Even the the
left wing websites give the guy an A- to B+ grade for his record. I don't
give a **** what he preaches during an election cycle--they all lie like
used car dealers when the cameras are rolling, and attempt to represent
themselves as centrists. Both parties, by the way.

... The far wings can't control an
election in any circumstance. So get used to moderates in both parties,
because that's where the "experts" say the swing voters live.

Unfortunately, voters tend to go for the candidate with the largest
advertising budget, most of the time.

That's likely true of the primaries, but not necessarily the general
election. Media coverage plays an increasing role in the general election,
and people tend to tune out the innundation of ads.

It's been well proven that
egregious falsehood and appeals to low prejudices will sway more voters
in less time than any other type of campaign.

Pop psych bull****. The swing voters can't be categorized as a group.
Their ultimate choices are made for reasons that run the gamut from wise to
idiotic. What you claim above sounds like a gross oversimplification.

That's why we are in the
mess that we're in.

Perhaps you'd like to provide some of that "well proven" evidence. Don't
bother, because you can't--it's your opinion. Even if it bore some
validity, it's not the whole story. No right wing or left wing candidate
has won a presidential election in the past half century. They all tend
toward centrism, simply because fringe groups (left wing or right wing
extremists) don't elect presidents. Kerry's going to have a hard time
selling himself as a centrist with his voting record, regardless of how you
attempt to portray it. Kennedy faced the same problem. Kerry is no
Clinton.

The reason we're in the mess we're in is because it's the American way, like
it or not. It may suck, but it's what we have.

Max