Reply #24: my impression too [View All]

This kind of thing was what JK suggested in late November. I think "shadow President" is quite a jump, things will begin far more simply and carefully and modestly. And, given his record, end up as a lot more formidable than people expect.

I don't think JK needs to somehow run Democratic opposition on domestic policy in the Senate. (Though he will need to be seen as part of it.) Let that be the business of the Barbara Boxers and Ted Kennedys and Russ Feingolds. (Personally, I doubt that Social Security will be as large of an issue as people think-- the Bush emphasis is going to shift away from that lost battle to snaring more tax cuts for the rich, which is the essential post-election element of any Republican election victory.)

JK has a pretty clear job- being the principal foreign and military affairs critic of the Bush Administration, which amounts to running swing voters out of their Republican bias in them. He doesn't even have to do much of the talking involved, just the crucial talking appearance here and there that tips swing voters and public perception to the Democratic viewpoint. And his PAC/'527' is evidently going to be a great levering device for it.