Why did John Kerry throw himself into the midterm elections?
924222
He's a politician. Which means his only real ability is to stick his nose into other people's business and tell people what he thinks they want to hear. But, as we have seen from past attempts, he is not very good at either. \n\nAs far as his comment, some have tried to argue that he was attempting a slur at Bush, and failed. Which means either he is stupid enough to think insulting the troops will score him points with anyone, or he has simply reaffirmed that public speaking is (also) not his strong suit.\n\nThe only thing he really has going for him is name recognition, and sadly many Democrats don't realize that hitching their campaigns to his wagon are likely to cause as much harm as good.\n\nPoliticians -- can't live with them, haven't found a legal way to shoot them.
742091
He's an ambulance chaser. Those aren't good values. His experience is 1 term as a Senator. He couldn't carry his home state in a general election.
841383
The truth,stonewalling and dragging of heals by the democrats,as they lunge in great bounds to try to get any recognition for the war effort and the American voter,as they reach for the prize though they will probably step on their own toes...so take it from a loyal Rebublican,if you really want it,look to see through the disguises of this and find candidates within your party that have morals not laurels(a good example of your losses of character issue is Lieberman whom got disgusted with the Democratic principals and went independant, and he Won!
234880
I firmly believe that Bush was voted in because Kerry was a bad Democratic candidate. There can be no other earthly reason why Bush could have got in otherwise. I mean what can I say - he seems a lovely guy but he just sucks at being President.
801340
Okay to Wanda with the pic of a cat drinking from a toilet...Democrats are not winning next week.  I hate to break your heart.  John Kerry knew exactly what he was saying when he made his "mistake".  He accidently on purpose spoke his mind.  Why is it that when Republicans make a mistake they never live it down.  Let a Democrat make a mistake and you get all these whiny ass excuses as to why they messed up.  Give it up!  Your party has no class and John Kerry is the ambassador of idiocy!  How dare anyone put down a soldier!!!!!!  They are fighting for your right to sit back and trash them right now.  Just one one American soldier has more intellect than John Scarry!  John Kerry was and still is a coward.  Oh sure he served in the military, but then tried to give back the Purple Heart he was given.  Smack America in the face, and he's still doing it today!!!  Wake up people!
839336
I find it rather interesting that John Kerry said what he did.  He is constantly trying imply that Pres. Bush isn't very smart, but if you use Mr. Kerry's measuring stick.  John Kerry was the one that ended up in Vietnam, not Pres. Bush.  Does that mean that Mr. Kerry was stupid, didn't work hard, and couldn't find any other way to make a living?  Pres. Bush seems to be the more intelligent one if Mr. Kerry is to be believed.
694495
There as many reasons as there are incumbents who lose. Your reason is 1 of them. Sometimes, voters feel like he has done a poor job, ex Ford & Carter. Sometimes people like the other candidate, other times people want t change of direction.
903313
Kerry tried to make a joke and it makes him look bad. Bush's jokes get people killed. Republicans are bleeding votes and they're trying to grasp on to anything they can, even a gaff made by a senator. And they think this is going to magically erase all the republican corruption and blunders from the past six years from voter's minds. \nGee they must really think Americans are stupid!
737837
Dems, not wanting to jeopardize their leads in the polls, are distancing themselves from the Kerry situation completely.  I don't agree with it, I understand it, but its silly that many of the Democrats are playing into the "I'm offended by Kerry's statement" BS by abandoning Kerry.\n\nOf course, some battles are probably not worth fighting.  Kerry is running for nothing next week, so there is some prudence to it.
748628
Kerry just wrecked his political career. He doesn't deserve to be commander-in-chief with that kind of an attitude. The funniest remark about Kerry's remark was made by Dick Cheney.  "I guess we didn't get the nuance. Actually, he was for the joke before he was against it."
345052
Considering that he's pulled out of the re-election race due to low numbers in the polls, it doesn't seem like a good idea. Add to that his other woes of late, and he seems to be more of a liability than an asset to the Republicans, especially in a bid for the presidency--unless he can improve his image and popularity between now and then.
915257
We didn't want John Kerry to have to get in the middle of the mess that Bush started. I guess we THOUGHT he was the less of 2 evils.
115849
i am a republican and do not like him. he spends entirely too much and is entirely too focused on Iraq when his own country is having economical problems (look at how many jobs have been lost) \n\ni also feel Kerry would've done no better. Our government is in need of serious reform!!! it is too corrupted.
740114
Kerry blames Bush for his own failures.  What a coward.  Every war, he insults our military, then insults American public again by spinning, churning out his lies, not taking responsibility for his remarks.\n\nWhy do liberals accept his insults to their intelligence?  Who does he think he's smoking?  Kerry really thinks he speaks to dunces.  That includes his own party who absorb and reiterate his idiocy.  \n\nLiberals, how much more pathetic can you be?  Have some self respect.\n\nRepublicans think for themselves.  We would never follow stupidity like that.  That's why Foley and Trent Lot quit.  We withdrew support of them, even though Dems have done far worse.  Why aren't you thinking, Liberals?  He smoked you, and you love it.\n\nHow?\n\nWhy do you cling?
852945
I was not going to vote at all cause I think both parties are useless when it comes to caring about the me factor. But since this mudslinging campaigning started to go on and the left media kept throwing padded polls to show the democrats ahead I said screw it and will vote republican, I started doing more and more research and democrats are a scary bunch. I did so much digging and cant find any of their solutions to the "issues" but I sure see a lot of bashing....it shows me a child like thought process, the republicans are more of the responsible party to the point at least they dont change their path because the media says its unpopular. The republican base that was ignored in the polls will come out and vote and yes the Kerry thing was the icing on the cake. A Senator that opens up an does a freudian slip and let his true feelings about the military pop out, even people that served with him in vietnam side against him, showing his true character or lack of.....
977121
There's an article in the Washington Post (or CNN - not sure) that talk about how Kerry is a bigger pariah in his own party than Bush allegedly is in his.  Apparently, his schedule was freed up by these latest comments.  Nobody wants him campaigning for them.
825299
Kerry was giving a campaign talk to students for the losing candidate in California, Phil Angelides, when he said that if you paid attention and got good grades you could be a success and, if you didn't, you'd get stuck in Iraq. Everyone took that as a backhanded swipe at the troops indicating that they're stupid.\n\nKerry tried to state that he was making a joke and he flubbed it and people took it the wrong way. So I guess that he figures that people are stupid too. Then he refused to apologise. Then he apologised because people took his joke the wrong way.\n\nPersonally, I think he said what he said and given that he's done nothing but trash mouth the military for years, he meant it just the way he said it.