THE POLITICS OF SELF.

Examines senator Bob Kerrey's chances of winning the presidential election in the United States. Re-election campaign of President George Bush; Failure of Kerrey to generate the excited response that has been anticipated after he announced his candidacy; Kerrey's perception of Bush as an inadequate leader; Impact to Kerrey's campaign of the resignation of his policy director and speechwriter Jeremy Rosner; Political analysts' view that Kerry has no intellectual alter ego; Potential appeal of Kerrey within the Democratic Party.