"There's a snake born everyday" LiBerge says.
Changing Momentum?
A labor union, however, has provided a sign that the junior senator may be gaining momentum.
After a recent history of endorsing Republicans, the Boston Police Patrolman's Association (BPPA) last week endorsed Kerry.
The union, the largest of its kind in New England, commended not only Kerry's work on law enforcement issues but also his committment to social welfare.
"Most importantly he stood tall for our families," Richard J. Bradley, President of the BPPA said in Dorchester at a press conference announcing the endorsement.
This endorsement is one of many signs that the junior senator's campaign is no longer foundering, pundits say.
"Its beginning to come together," says former governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael S. Dukakis, sitting in front of his typewriter in his Northeastern University office.
Dukakis attributes Kerry's momentum to his focus on education, health care and the minimum wage, where the senator has staked out liberal positions.
Kerry served as Dukakis' lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1985.
Rep. Barney Frank '61-'62 (D-Newton) agrees that Kerry's fortunes are improving.
He suggests voters are beginning to understand the national consequences of the race.
"The governor does well when people forget that we're talking about the United States Senate," the former Kirkland House resident says.
Within the past month, the race between Kerry and Weld has gained national attention.
At Harvard last month, Senior Advisor to the President George Stephanopoulos told The Crimson that even though Clinton has the Bay State locked up, he plans to spend significant energy campaigning in Massachusetts--primarily to help Kerry.
Clinton headlined a fundraiser for Kerry at FleetCenter last Saturday, and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton visits the state later this week, campaigning for Kerry.
But others do not see the momentum shifting.
Weld campaign officials suggest that if Kerry was pulling to base together, there would be more than a trickle of Democratic endorsements flowing to the incumbent senator.
"Every time he gets it done, its news," Andy Antrobos, Weld's campaign spokesperson, says.