I think Chris Suellentrop nails the trouble with the Bush campaign this time around in this article: rather than talking about what he wants to do, Bush spends all his time talking about the things he's so proud of doing--or, more to the point, saying--during his first term. He won't lay out a second-term plan. And this is scary, Suellentrop says:
After the 2002 midterm elections, when Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill objected to another round of tax cuts for the rich, Vice President Cheney told O'Neill to discard his worries. We won the midterm elections, Cheney said. "This is our due." As much as liberals dislike President Bush's record over the past four years, it's the prospect of another four years that terrifies them. What they want to know--what keeps them awake at night--is what President Bush hasn't answered yet: What are you going to do next? This time, what will be your due?Can you imagine what four more years might be like? Fortunately, we probably won't have to, if the crowds turning out for Kerry and Edwards are any indication. When you're a Democrat getting mobbed in a hotel parking lot in rural Missouri--the part where they pronounce the "A" at the end--you've got to believe your message is reaching people.
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