Dems lament Bush comeback
July 4, 2004
BY ROBERT NOVAK SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Advertisement
Democratic Party insiders who three weeks ago saw Sen. John Kerry as a sure presidential election winner now concede that President Bush has made at least a temporary comeback.
Bush has prospered, in the view of these Democrats, less because of his own efforts than uncontrollable events and Kerry's failures. The prospective Democratic nominee's campaign was eclipsed by Ronald Reagan's death, Bill Clinton's book and the Iraq handover. However, the Democrats complain Kerry's campaign has done a poor job of presenting the candidate to the public.
The Kerry camp has responded to these critics by saying that the Democratic National Convention, beginning in Boston on July 26, will introduce him to voters at large. Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, enjoyed his first big spurt in the polls during the 1992 convention in New York.