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The notion is circulating that Kerry might run for president again in 2008:
‘Fired Up’ Kerry Returning to Senate
Aides Say He Wants to Act as Counter to Bush, and Possibly Run in 2008
Democrat John F. Kerry plans to use his Senate seat and long lists of supporters to remain a major voice in American politics despite losing the presidential race last Tuesday, and he is assessing the feasibility of trying again in 2008, friends and aides said yesterday.
Remember after the election of 2000, people were saying Gore would run in 2004? Same thing here. The loss of seats in both houses of congress, in addition to the loss of the presidency, will not be overlooked by the Dems in selecting their candidates four years from now.
Per James Carville:
“If this is an election that we couldn’t win . . .” Mr. Carville said, his voice trailing off, as he sat next to Mr. Shrum and Mr. Greenberg. “The purpose of a political party is to win elections, and we’re not doing that.
“I think we have to come to grips with the fact that we are an opposition party right now and not a particularly effective one. I’m out of denial. Reality has hit.”
With regard to how “fired up” he is about returning to the Senate, Kerry, as usual, is all talk. What’s he done in the past 20 years in the Senate? His record was so insubstantial that he refused to mention it in the campaign. It’s highly unlikely that he’ll conduct himself differently in the future than he has over the past 20 years.
