Reply #11: sorry....tongue in cheek really......but

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The association with Moore's unbelievable support went negative and did (at least for me) seem to say....he was about to be perceived and exploited in terms of "flake factor". Moore went over the edge I believe with the "that's exactly what we want, the General against the draft dodger".

Keep in mind the choice of frontrunner seemed to indicate a strong slant towards "electabililty". The people didn't know Clark...they feared his "unknown factor"....and when he started chumming with Moore....it took that unknown factor and magnified it that much more....especially the way it was played on TV.

Of course you know the hardline liberal thing is forever worked...as with the case of Kerry now....so we can expect that in general....and note to what great lengths Kerry has gone to distance himself from Moore...even though he's been widely praised for his work in F/911.

Then of course the NY celebrity bash was another unpredictable thing which was intensely worked against Kerry...

I just think it was especially bad timing...during a critical time when everyone was looking for some icon to latch onto......but perhaps something he couldn't have completely avoided anyway.....at that precious time of "getting to know you".