"both candidates will be working to demonstrate they are the more centered centrist." "
If either Kerry or Bush pull that off in the face of their political history then they damn well deserve to be President!
I think it will be a tough fight - much closer than the "red-state map" people would have us believe....
Since my predictions always turn out wrong......
I predict Bush wins by either a whisker or a landslide or anywhere in between!
;-)