Reply #36: Haven't forgotten about the role of Carville, etc,

[politicasista]

but they all created the perception that Kerry did nothing when it mattered most. A perception he has to live with for the rest of his political career.

No one isn't talking about what Kerry is doing, or has done in the Senate or what he is doing with or did for Obama.

The only thing they talk about and remember that he didn't "fight back" and reinforced the GOP that Democrats were "weak on defense". A meme that Obama has now defeated.

Obama is being held up as the Democrat who knows how to do it right from campaigning, running a top notch campaign to taking the high road at the right time. He has raised the bar for his fellow Democrats and things that he has accomplished so far.

Some have come after me for being clueless about things, but I won't forget your last paragraph (and it may fall on deaf ears here), but this is JMO.