Reply #44: It is stupid on a pragmatic level

[Armstead]

Bush has made this a contest between himself and Liberalism, as exemplified by Kerry.

Bush is simultaneously painting Kerry as a flip-flopper wiuth no principles.

It's an odd strategy on the surface -- but it could be successful.

Independents will look at Kerry and wonder if he does have any core principles. If they decide he is a flip flopping liberal, or a flip flopping person with no principles, they'll say "Why botehr?" and either vote for Bush or stay at home.

IMO the only way Kerry can get out of that box is to be a principled liberal, and stop trying to blur the damn lines. Give the independents a real choice, and defend it.