If Kerry intends to win (and based upon the candidate's behavior to date, I've got my doubts that he is in this to win, rather than just derail the progressive wing of the party and devour it's resources the same way Clinton/Gore did when they left the party nearly bankrupt in 2000), he will have to go negative, hitting the Bush/Cheney team hard and fast.

That is the strategy the Republicans have adopted, and it is currently working brilliantly for them. They've closed the gaps in the poll numbers that Kerry had made some progress on last month. Going into the convention this week, it was Kerry looking like a lame duck nominee, just like Dukakis and Mondale before him.

If the Democrats and Kerry don't go negative--and I mean REALLY negative, very soon (definitely before and during the RNC in Sept), Kerry will lose, and likely take down a good number of Democratic Senate and House seats with him.

That's my fearless prediction, anyway.

Why the hell are the Democrats such chicken shits?