What was the Kerry phrase, "the most inept, the most ..... " . The list of possible adjectives was endless. Arrogant, incompetent, counter-productive....
And wasn't John Kerry right?
And since the 2004 election result, which defied the polls, things have changed. They have moved. Since the 2004 election things got worse.
That helped produce the results of the 2006 mid-terms.
(And how i miss the energy and spirit here at DKOS for finding and helping the best of the new progressive candidates!)
Since the mid-terms, the public perception is that things are, if not improved, not as egregiously awful.
John McCain reached out to "military, economic and social conservatives" on television yesterday. And he met the "military, intelligence, security" elite today for support and a photo op.
If the campaign in the fall trends away from social issues towards security are Democrats at all ready?