Kerry faces warning signs at home.

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Who on Earth would the Republicans even run against him? 

Kerry Healey might be a good choice. Then it would be a Kerry v. Kerrey race. I predict Kerry would win 57-41.

Yeah, someone who lost by 20 points to someone more liberal than Kerry would be an EXCELLENT choice.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

i know the libs are mad at him currently.

Wrong. He's still popular on DU.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Who on Earth would the Republicans even run against him? 

Kerry Healey might be a good choice. Then it would be a Kerry v. Kerrey race. I predict Kerry would win 57-41.

Yeah, someone who lost by 20 points to someone more liberal than Kerry would be an EXCELLENT choice.

do you have any better suggestions?

who cares? It matters as much as who runs against Ted Stevens.

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The last time I checked Kerry's approval rating was something like 47-48 with 48 percent disapproving,

Wow, those ratings are HORRIBLE.

They certainly aren't great, but for a Democrat in Massachussetts are hardly dangerous. Conrad Burns had far worse ratings and still lost by only a point. Bob Menendez had worse ratings. Those ratings don't matter when the best you have is someone who lost by 20 points to someone more liberal than Kerry.

A Democrat could knock Kerry off in the primaries,

Why? Kerry's approval ratings among Democrats are still fine. Plus who's going to run against him? And incumbents only lose if there's a massive movement against them, either from the establishment (Bob Smith) or grassroots (Joe Lieberman). Neither one is going to go after Kerry. And note that with all things considered and everything the Democrats had against him, Lieberman still got over 48% in the primary. Kerry is NOT going to do worse than Lieberman.

However as we know this race leans Democratic for the general.

"Lean Democrat" is more than a bit of an understatement.

Kerry is not going anywhere. PERIOD.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The last time I checked Kerry's approval rating was something like 47-48 with 48 percent disapproving,

Wow, those ratings are HORRIBLE.

They certainly aren't great, but for a Democrat in Massachussetts are hardly dangerous. Conrad Burns had far worse ratings and still lost by only a point. Bob Menendez had worse ratings. Those ratings don't matter when the best you have is someone who lost by 20 points to someone more liberal than Kerry.

A Democrat could knock Kerry off in the primaries,

Why? Kerry's approval ratings among Democrats are still fine. Plus who's going to run against him? And incumbents only lose if there's a massive movement against them, either from the establishment (Bob Smith) or grassroots (Joe Lieberman). Neither one is going to go after Kerry. And note that with all things considered and everything the Democrats had against him, Lieberman still got over 48% in the primary. Kerry is NOT going to do worse than Lieberman.

However as we know this race leans Democratic for the general.

"Lean Democrat" is more than a bit of an understatement.

Kerry is not going anywhere. PERIOD.

Still having a 39% approval rating among members of your own party is not good. Also have a 47-48% approval rating is not good for a Democratic Senator from the Nations's most Democratic state.   

No it's not good. But it's not enough to result in someone losign.

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my dream candidate, Rep. Paul Loscocco of Holliston, who, again I personally met and know to be a good genuine politically saavy human being (though politically saavy enough never to run for Senate, I'm sure).

I've met Loscocco too and I actully voulenteered on his campaign in 2000 when he was first elected. He's got the talent and skills but he's living in MA and that's his only flaw.

BTW: Where are you from in MA?

Maybe he could give Kerry a run for his money, He could campagin as a Washington outsider and paint Kerry as someone who has been in Wahington too long and that it is time for someone new, Also is he a liberal Republican? that could help because someone like Collins or Chafee could win here or has MA become so hackish that no Republican could ever be elected to the Senate?

Bolded part = true. Especially in a presidential year.

I sincerely hope the tone and timbre of the Coleman campaign are higher than the Photoshop rush job there that appeals to the absolute lowest common denominator.

And I hope it isn't.