Saturday, February 07, 2004
‘Facing ‘96 Loss, Brawling Kerry Faught to Win’: Decent recap of the ‘96 Kerry-Weld Senatorial race. ... Republicans take note: “This is a guy who can take a punch and who can overcome being behind.” Kerry critics take note: “The real parallel here is that John Kerry will abandon his principles to win.” ... It all comes back: the manufactured shrill Weld tone; the silly Brahmin hype and how the allegedly sophisticated campaign reflected the state’s deep intellectualism; the pompous comparisons to the Lincoln-Douglas debates; the broken promises on campaign spending limits; Newt and Jesse; the live-shot gentlemanly beers afterward. For pure fun, I’ll still take the ‘83 mayoral race any day. ... Great line: “Mr. Kerry, the senator who was known for something of a Hamlet streak ...” Quibble: Was known?
