"OXMORON1" wrote in message
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Nope, it is all a setup.
Kerry is really a sacraficial lamb. He wages the fight against the
incumbent
Bush, sets Bush up to win. Then in 2008 a new Republican candidate is up
against Hillary (who has four years to clean up her act). If Kerry were to
win
in 2004, then Hillary wouldn't be in line to run in 2008 and in 2012 she
would
be too old.


Of course, before the 2008 election we'll have the 2006 election, where
Hillary will be up for reelection in the Senate. Who will run against her?
Recall that in 2000 Rudi Guilani was running for that seat before he was
diagnosed with cancer and withdrew. What if he decides to run again in
2006? He'd be a formidable opponent for Hillary. Will she be a viable
presidential candidate in 2008 if she's defeated in 2006?