1. General Clark got more pointed with his criticism of President Bush today at a campaign stop in New Mexico. He is not going to gain traxtion by sticking to criticizing only President Bush. He is suffering right now because of his inability to make himself distinct from the other candidates. Wes Clark has to articulate clearly and forcefully why he is the BEST candidate. Right now, everyone is co-opting everyone else’s message, so everyone sounds the same.

2. I’m not sure that going negative on Kerry on his statements about affirmative action is a winner, but it certainly doesn’t hurt at this point. He did make some statements that he tried to backpedal away from during the debate. I have little confidence that this issue is going to stick, though.

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