When will the knock out punch come?
For Kerry this knock out punch has to come soon. Otherwise President Bush is set to win. This win is not a bad news. It is as good as any news coming out of America these days. Somewhat sputtering economy may get a new lease of life. Saddam Hussein may finally face justice. Iraq and Afghanistan may hold elections. Once these changes happen, European allies may come around and start appreciating the US point of view. The crucial high point in the US elections is the TV debates. That is where either the candidates popularity surges ahead or the local issues start dominating the election process and gubernatorial elections become issues in the hearts and mind of the people. Finally this is an interesting election year in which candidates charisma (or lack of it) will play a big role. It is harder to dislodge a sitting candidate. It is only possible, if everything done by the sitting president in four years has gone wrong. As a matter of fact it has gone wrong. In-spite of that the sitting
