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Originally posted by bilmore
Kerry has a profound problem here. He has, as AG said, represented his constituents over the years. They were, of course, one of the most liberal constituencies in the country. If the USA were made up of Bostonians, he'd be a lock in November.

But now, he needs to appeal to a nation of voters who are quite a bit less liberal. So, he's been remaking himself as a moderate. He's NOT a moderate. But, that's why he can't simply say "yeah, I voted that way - that's how I and my people felt. Damn warmongering Reaganites . . ." That's why he's having problems getting past his post-VN activities - they can't be explained as the act of a moderate. They were entirely consistent with his own beliefs, and those of his MA constituents - but they do not sell well to the rest of the country.

(Forgot my last para: This is what Miller meant by, the votes define the man, not the campaigning. Kerry's campaigning as a moderate. His history of votes belies that. He's a hard-core liberal, no matter how desperately he tries to hide that.)

I'm lost here. Was Miller's list derived from the 1984 campaign literature or from a list of Kerry's Senate votes? The list of Senate votes was the subject of the FactCheck.org webpage, but as you pointed out, there's a difference between the list Slave posted and Kerry's voting record. And if they are different, and Miller's opinion is that the votes not the campaigning define the man - why is Slave's list relevant?