He'll Take It

Late word from the AP is that Kerry will accept the Democratic presidential nomination on July 29 at the convention in Boston. Since I vaguely remember writing about this the other night, just wanted to note that I'm fairly sure two factors motivated this decision: a recognition that this could morph into one of those late-night joke staples through which candidates get unfavorably defined, and (more importantly) assurance from his staff and campaign team that whatever financial disadvantage results from having to stretch the $75 million in public funds for the general election over five more weeks than the Republicans won't matter much in the end. Whether this was informed by strategizing with the DNC, winks and nods from "unaffiliated" campaign groups, or just a recognition that Bush will have more money anyway, I'm pretty confident that this is a good and sound decision.