  The consensus here in Boston is that Kerry had better not lose. He&rsquo;s got the money, the enthusiasm of Democrats across the country, and a boatload of statistics that put him on top. Carville shudders to think of the consequences of Kerry&rsquo;s loss for the party. &#8220;If Kerry loses, I don&rsquo;t know what will happen to the party,&#8221; he says. &#8220;The rank and file will feel totally let down by the Washington Democrats.&#8221; As for Bush, should he lose the election, Carville cackles in his inimitable way that Bush will be to the Republicans what Jimmy Carter was for so long, an object of scorn and ridicule. &#8220;We&rsquo;ll be running against him in 2012. They&rsquo;ll never be rid of him.&#8221; 
