A ridiculous gaffe, to be sure, by an arrogant, unrepentant traitor, revealing his true self. And, yes, the dems mostly share his position. But, I'm curious, does anyone care enough about John Kerry these days for this to make more than a passing dent of impact on this election?
I think Kerry as even the defeated Pres. candidate for the Dems. in 2004 is still seen as being a leading Democrat by virtue of that. The biggest impact of this is it will help get out whatever reluctant bit of the GOP base there still is that was thinking of sitting out the election. I don't think it will turn many if any from voting Democrat to Republican. No, the bigger value is in keeping the GOP base fired up. In a close election like this, even a passing dent can have a big impact and make a difference. We'll have to see.
My guess is that the incredibly lame attempt at spin(the "botched joke" lie), the further insults, arrogance, pseudo-tough-guy bluster from the pansy senator and friends in the MSM will turn off more people than the original insult. If Kerry and friends keep digging the hole deeper, then it will turn off 'rat-leaning but otherwise normal people. Like Washington scandals, it is the attempt to cover up, not the original sin that hurts.