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CLOSING THE GAP

It is hard to figure out what is going on out there. There are the funny mile wide gaps and then there is Rasmussen, 1000 calls daily who shows a dead heat and has shown it that way for weeks. There is the IBD which shows the same. There are polls that show both guys on the electorals. And so on. I think that this is an unprecedented situation. Polls are not reliable. Neither am I. I don't know what is going to happen either.

The New York Times has a good article on Kerry's final lap strategy. Interestingly they say it comes from the time he lost and election. The idea is that people only really pay attention now and that all the rest is prelude; securing the base, tying down the main points on the stump; pressing the flesh. Now is the time people listen and close the deal.

He used this really well when he debated Weld 8 times. Weld was a great guy and I think I may have actually voted for him. He was very popular; the non-politician politician. He had been a great governor. Kerry wiped the floor with him. Perhaps he can do it again with a prez who is not nearly so popular and has done a really shitty job.

I hope so: A Fast Finisher's Reputation Now Faces the Ultimate Test.