“John Kerry believes he lost to President Bush because of the video from Usama bin Laden that surfaced just days before the Nov. 2 presidential election.
The Massachusetts senator told FOX News’ senior correspondent Geraldo Rivera that he believes he lost because the tape may have scared the American electorate.” (FOXNews)
I still wonder why there has been no serious discussion of the possibility that the tape was a Bush administration concoction given its convenient timing, its anonymous origins, and its congruence with the Republican fear-based campaign techniques. I raised the possibility that it was the often-touted ‘October surprise’ in my initial reactions to its appearance.
