>1. few people at the NYC demonstrations were carrying Kerry for
>President signs.
The Counterpunch piece understated the number of Kerry signs. There more than a few - not boatloads, but more than a few.
> not much in itself but indicative of the fact that few people have
>Kerry bumperstickers across the nation (i've seen almost none on the
>Los Angeles freeways or streets -- and that's a lot of cars believe
>me) and few people are kerry supporters; the move is basically ABB.
There are plenty of Kerry buttons in NYC.
>2. Bush has appeal for middle americans and kerry doesn't.
*White* middle Americans, you probably mean - an appeal based on religion and race. It's not pretty, but you've got to admit it's real.
Doug