Conventional wisdom in an election such as this is that it is a referendum on the incumbent. That’s what makes the following so interesting:
In last night’s Veep Debate, Bush was mentioned only 9 times: 3 times by moderator Gwen Ifill, twice by Edwards and 4 times by VP Cheney.
John Kerry, on the other hand, was mentioned 64 times — 34 times by Edwards, and 30 times by Ifill and Cheney.
The result, of course, of contrasting styles: from the get-go, Edwards was there to defend and sell his boss to the American people. Cheney made no such effort. Why would he? As many have noticed, Bush simply disappeared as a target. And you’ve got to believe that’s exactly what BC04 wants.
BC04 is doing everything they can to divert attention from their own candidate, as if they are afraid the mere invocation of his name in debate would dim his mandorla. Everyone agrees we’re at a pretty important moment in history, in which the world is at the doorstep of another “steady state” (the last one being the Cold War), and all the President’s Campaign can do is talk about the challenger?
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