Kerry, Bush in statistical dead heat among Minnesota voters

The Red-Star Tribute (Star Tribune) ^ | 1/30/04 | Associated Press

[Solson]

Democratic Sen. John Kerry and President Bush are in a statistical dead heat in Minnesota, according to a new statewide poll.

Forty-three percent of Minnesota voters favored Kerry compared to 41 percent for Bush. Sixteen percent were undecided, according to the poll commissioned by the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minnesota Public Radio.

[FRgal4u]

You got that right!

The correct strategy for Bush is to focus not on the hispanics, not on the blacks, not on the females, not on the whites - but rather the INVESTOR class - there is 100 million of us out there owning stocks one form or the other!

The correct strategy is for Bush to emphasize how the policies of a Kerry/edwards ticket will harm the stock market. People vote for teh pocket book and these days it means the dow jones, the nasdaq or whatever ticker people are watching over CNBC.

Another strategy Bush gotta be careful of is not to paint Kerry as the same old rheoretic - he is too liberal, he is not for defense blah blah stuff from the senate, but rather to highlight the Kerry flipflops on positions - I am for war on day one, but not for it on day three only to revert back to I am for it on day 5. The strong card for Bush is he is decisive and stick to his positiosn, this is a plus in the time of war! He should challenge kerry on all the flipflops and arguing that we can't have a President who would wait for the latest poll data before casting a decision during a national crisis.

jmho.

[formerlytempaussie]

As I travel throughout the US on my job, I tell people that if national elections were held in the summer rather than in November, Minnesota would be overwhelmingly Republican. The cold weather starts early here and people's brains begin to numb to reality beginning in early November.

The one good thing about Minnesota is that one season each year the weather acts as a plunger to the bad folks who like to hang out on street corners and commit crime.

[af_vet_1981]

This is exactly why the stock market is plummeting.

Plummeting ?

Hardly

Should the S&P break 800 it would be an appropriate term. It is at 1,129 and change now. It touch a low near 800 in March, 2003.

[af_vet_1981]

touch touched

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Plummeting ?

How much has it lost in the last three days?

Ever since the press began trumpeting the lie that Kerry was even with Bush.

[smith288]

This is exactly why the stock market is plummeting.

I think the current drop (hardly a "plummet" though) has something to do with the 4% GDP figure. Its still growth but traders are such nervous wusses.

[af_vet_1981]

About 2% (1% if you take 5 days). It is not due to Kerry but rather the Federal Reserve's change in monetary policy.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

About 2% (1% if you take 5 days). It is not due to Kerry but rather the Federal Reserve's change in monetary policy.

That's your opinion.

What is the most you have ever been paid for your opinion?

[af_vet_1981]

That's your opinion.

Shrewd deduction on your part. How did you figure it out ?

What is the most you have ever been paid for your opinion?

More than you ?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

More than you ?

More opinions. Never any facts.

[af_vet_1981]

Actually it was a question. You do know what a question mark means, do you not ?

[jpsb]

memo to Rove:
Bush needs to introduce sweeping new gun control legislation. That oaught get him a lot of democratic votes. And since he's got a R by his name conservatives will have no choice but to vote for him too.

[cookcounty]

And this is before they know anything about Kerry's (Pubbies' Gold Mine) Record.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Actually it was a question. You do know what a question mark means, do you not ?

The question was impossible to answer, since you did not answer mine.

?????

[varon]

And he has to maker a stronger, intellectual case for war other than merely restating "Saddam was an approaching danger."

Plus he needs to explain the 113 BILLION cost overrun of his huge 400 BILLION Medicare program, also justify 15 BILLION to Africa for AIDS, also justify letting Ted Kennedy write the Education Bill and his "shadow amnesty" proposal for millions of illegals........for a starter IF he even has a prayer of getting my vote again.

[af_vet_1981]

The question was impossible to answer, since you did not answer mine.

We are making progress here.
• You know the difference between a question and an opinion.
• Let's proceed to the next lesson in English, that being the definition.

intr.v. plum·met·ed, plum·met·ing, plum·mets
To fall straight down; plunge.
To decline suddenly and steeply: Stock prices plummeted.

Stocks are not plummeting when the S&P 500 drops 2% over 3 days (1% over 5 days). Those are mild pullbacks, not even a correction yet. That index is up about 29% or so for the last 12 months. If you invested then you are still up 29% instead of 31%.

[mywholebodyisaweapon]

Amen. Look for Bush to be significantly behind the democrat until just after the Republican convention. He'll clean the democrats' proverbial clock. Being slightly behind at this stage of the 2004 election campaign is an extremely positive sign for the incumbent.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We are making progress here. You know the difference between a question and an opinion.

No we are not. You still don't know how to answer one.

[af_vet_1981]

No we are not. You still don't know how to answer one.

Why are you soliciting personal financial information on Free Republic without volunteering your own first ?

[George W. Bush]

It is to laugh.