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2004-03-16 Home Front: Politix

CBS, NYTimes poll has Bush way out in front

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Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-03-16 3:32:22 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think the key to the election will be, barring a terrorist attack or huge foreign development, the economy. If we start getting 100-200k job growth in the late spring and it lasts thru the summer, then Kerry is doomed. If we don't, Bush will be lucky to squeek thru.

Posted by mhw 2004-3-16 4:25:51 PM|| 2004-3-16 4:25:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Encouraging, but way too damn early to mean much.

Posted by Dar 2004-3-16 4:26:29 PM|| 2004-3-16 4:26:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This is the second poll in a couple days that shows Bush regaining. Trend is your friend. With 50% of the population having no opinion of Kerry, and Bush starting to hit hard, this trend will be reinforced barring live boy, dead girl scenario.

Posted by ne1469 2004-3-16 4:48:40 PM|| 2004-3-16 4:48:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Bush is doing exactly what Dick Morris suggested...define Kerry early with negative ads. Seems to be working. Of course Kerry's continuing use of the mythical "foreign leaders" line is not helping him.

I agree that the economy will play a big role. There are lots of positive indicators out there. Local machine shops that we use are reporting a big increase in business from the tech industry (Bay Area, CA)

Posted by remote man 2004-3-16 4:55:30 PM|| 2004-3-16 4:55:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Calling Kerry out on "foreign leaders" is doubly brilliant: not only does it show him up as a liar, but Kerry's been baited into defending a position that's actually bad for him! The whiff of foreign influence is deadly for an effete, French-looking elite like Kerry.

Posted by someone 2004-3-16 6:03:37 PM|| 2004-3-16 6:03:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 What's the "French Looking Meme" I always thought the Senator looked like a Walloon.

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-16 6:30:47 PM|| 2004-3-16 6:30:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The "French-looking" thing comes from a long-running taunt on James Taranto's BOTW feature at opinionjournal.com. The full text, standard in all mentions of John Kerry, is "...the haughty, French-looking Massachussetts Democrat, who by the way served in Vietnam,..."

Posted by Dave D. 2004-3-16 6:38:54 PM|| 2004-3-16 6:38:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I was wondering what happened to the Poll faries. Like I said before this means nothing. I am interested that CBS/NYTimes actuall published a poll that shows their guy behind. Out here in California the LA Times said the recall was a dead heat and that Cruz Bustamante was in a close race with Arnold for Gov. We all know how that poll panned out. I also remember a poll that showed Dean way ahead in the Demo field. Anyone seen Howling Howard lately?

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-3-16 6:40:35 PM|| 2004-3-16 6:40:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Nader will pull out for platform concessions, but he will do so late in the game.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-3-16 9:26:23 PM|| 2004-3-16 9:26:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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