John Kerry's Strategy to Win: Just Declare Victory Either Way

Yahoo! News is reporting that John Kerry has decided on a simple strategy to win the election on November 2. Unless it is obvious he has lost, he will immediately declare victory and start selecting cabinet officers. This is the opposite of Al Gore's actions after the 2000 election, where he prematurely called George W Bush to congratulate him on winning. Then it was nigh-unto-impossible to retract it without looking like a loser. (Which, of course, all the recounts proved he was anyway.) Gotta love this year's campaign. When all else fails, just refuse any reality but the one you like.