Posted on 05/14/2004 2:00:26 PM PDT by KQQL
Well, I've made that point several times myself. We only know what the past has held, which is for the most part what I've discussed.
"Monday Is Gay Marriage Day In Massachusetts
What's John Kerry's Position On Gay Marriage?"
Unfortunately, that while most voters are against gay marriage, I have this increasing feeling that the ywont cast their ballots over it and are not willing to go to the mat to fight it.
They dont want gay marriage but arent willing to stop it
Last month in Colorado, the Democrats had their caucus. Kerry got 61% of the vote. 39% of the voters could not bring themselves to vote for Kerry even after he'd already had the nomination locked up.
If the Colorado caucus is any indication, 49% of likely voters may say over the phone they favor Kerry. But that doesn't mean when it comes to actually casting a ballot, that that many will vote for him.
Bush is very vulnerable. No point in denying that he's in trouble.
Ding dong ! The election is not being held tomorrow !
Go away you sorry piece of sh*t troll!
However, we don't have a consensus in this Country for a protracted war. The lack of WMD delivered the first real body blow to the President, like it or not. The daily dying of our boys, especially in April, the way we're hamstrung because we are the agressors, we are the invaders, whether our cause be noble or not. All of this began to take its toll a long time ago.
Part of President Bush's problem is his distaste for dialogue. In many ways, it's sound and good and admirable, but as the President he doesn't have the luxury of indulging that distaste as much as he appears to. And he doesn't even need a silver tongue, what he needs to do is to press his case, unfortunately the case has begun to appear hollow to many voters who may not be petrified Conservatives, but who extended a great deal of faith to him and in him. It up to him now to show us that our faith was justified.
AntiGuv, I don't mean any disrespect to our President with this post, just telling it as I see it, and would welcome any argument countering mine.
He is a colossal bore with a mean streak.
THAT combo won't play well at all.
"Why in the world do you believe this ... name the last two incumbent presidents to lose and what there approval ratings were: Carter and Bush SR. Both in the 30s"
while this is true the last three to win re-election all had approval ratings in the 50s in May ofthe election year.
I think perhaps the best analagy we face here is 1976 as far as the economy goes. The economy was good in 1976 and steadily improving. Ford, unlike Carter and Bush 41 didnt give up and fought back from a 30 point deficit in June 1976 to lose by only 1.5%.
however a good economy didnt help the incumbent party in 1968 or 1952
thanks for the Gallup Poll from 1984.
I am sick of peopel mentioning not only 1984 but 1988 as well and trying to draw parallels all because they refuse to see that Bush is in big trouble
I take W for a $1,000!
"The Bush campaign needs to get more pro-active"
Franky aside from the WOT, I dont know why I shoudl vote for Bush. He needs to come up with pro-active policies such as Mediacal Savings Accounts andPrivate Retirement Accounts. He blew it big time in the SOTU address when he couls have made his theme ownership
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Everyone should go back and read this idiot's posts. All he does is troll the poll threads continually saying how Bush sucks and how great Kerry is. He needs to be sent back to DU already where he belongs.
However, I really wish the Bush camp would start articulating what a second Bush Administration will do, not just what it won't. In the end people still want reasons to vote FOR you, not just to vote AGAINST your opponent. Bush got this in 2000, but doesn't seem to be getting it now.
Sorry, I meant June 30.
Ignore the troll, he is an idiot!
I am increasingly convinced that this is the cardinal reason for Bush's polling malaise.
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