If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck

And if everybody says your campaign has stalled and you’re looking desperate, that’s probably true too. Here are some choice quotes from today’s Boston Globe: “Kerry responds to Dean, seeks one-on-one debate”

One of the key differences at the moment is that Dean's campaign has momentum, and Kerry's does not.

"It's an understandable statement on the part of a candidate who's trying to crawl his way back into the top tier," said Erik Smith, spokesman for Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri. "They're looking for gimmicks to try to revive his campaign. The Kerry campaign has clearly stalled."

Kerry's goal, [Lieberman spokesman Jano] Cabrera said, is clear. "Senator Kerry is trying to respark the rivalry that once existed between Kerry versus Dean, when Kerry was dominating Dean in New Hampshire and Iowa."

Advice to rival Democrats: bring jumper cables to Kerry rallies.