The Boston Herald is reporting that Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic Party Chairman, is up in arms about the inadequacies of John Kerry’s presidential campaign in 2004:
McAuliffe said Kerry’s camp was so afraid of offending swing voters that it didn’t defend his record or criticize Bush. He said he was muzzled by Kerry’s aides from assailing Bush’s military record.
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“I thought the decision of the Kerry campaign to back off any real criticism of Bush was one of the biggest acts of political malpractice in the history of American politics,” he said.
Mr. McAuliffe is right in his opinion of the Kerry campaign, but for the wrong reasons. You see, John Kerry already offended swing voters in 2004 by first, being a “Taxachussetts” liberal on the wrong side of history. Kerry, with votes against military funding, 2nd amendment rights, tax cuts, and “yes” votes for more social programs and spending, flip-flopped through the entire race on all of these major issues. Not only was Kerry a huge liberal, he gave the public a preview of what it would be like to have a defeatist in the White House.