KERRY PLAYS IT COOL FOR DEMS

From the NY Post:

(John)Kerry, who desperately wants to run again for president, had a dozen big-bucks Democrats to his Georgetown townhouse for pot roast and butternut squash.

According to a source who knows one of the attendees, Kerry started off by asking guests if he should run or not: "When no one answered, he launched into a speech about why he was the best candidate."

This quote alone should give enough clues on why Bush won 51% of the vote in '04.