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REAGAN-LIKE LANDSLIDE EYED
New York Post ^ | 6/10/04 | DEBORAH ORIN

Posted on 06/10/2004 12:19:49 AM PDT by kattracks

June 10, 2004 -- NOW is a good time to look back at the landslide win that sent Ronald Reagan to the White House in 1980, because lots of analysts think 2004 could turn out the same way — close for a long time and then suddenly breaking wide open. In 1980, the break came just days before the vote, when Democrat Jimmy Carter finally agreed to debate. Reagan came off as sunny instead of scary and when he admonished Carter with a smile, "There you go again," it was all over.

Like President Bush, Carter faced voters nervous over both the economy and foreign policy and wondering whether it's time for a change — in Carter's case, skyrocketing inflation at home plus the endless Iran hostage crisis.

But there's a big difference, since Carter kept getting bad news on both fronts, while Bush is starting to get good news on both the economy, with a surge in new jobs, and Iraq, with international support for the June 30 transfer of power.


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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: landslide
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1 posted on 06/10/2004 12:19:49 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks

No doubt , I predict a major landslide


2 posted on 06/10/2004 12:27:00 AM PDT by Freesofar (" AHH.....SHUT UP ! ".... my favorite quote from president Ronald Reagan)
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To: Freesofar

I predict a nail biter, just like last time. Too many voters who won't vote for one candidate or the other under any circumstances. A whole lot of people have already made up their minds, and nothing from Iraq or on the economic front is going to sway them at this point. The country is much more polarized now than in 1980.


3 posted on 06/10/2004 12:34:19 AM PDT by kms61
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To: kms61

Just remember .. Hillary CANNOT allow Kerry to win .. PERIOD!


4 posted on 06/10/2004 12:43:34 AM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: a core set of principles from which he will not deviate)
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To: kms61

I dissagree. The polls reflect party idealism right now. But get a sane individual behind the curtain of the polling booth and I have faith they will do the right thing.

No sane person with a measurable IQ can vote for Kerry, IMO.


5 posted on 06/10/2004 12:44:45 AM PDT by Freesofar (" AHH.....SHUT UP ! ".... my favorite quote from president Ronald Reagan)
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To: Freesofar

I agree. The polls keep promising Kerry a few points lead. But those polls are NOT talking to "likely" voters.

Rats have a poor record of showing up to vote. Even with Democratic voter fraud, I don't see Bush loosing. I predict African-Americans will sit this one out. Kerry still hasn't got any new minorities in his personal staff (maybe a butler).

I just can't wait for the debates. Kerry is about as charismatic as Gore.


6 posted on 06/10/2004 12:46:37 AM PDT by Cyclops08
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To: kms61

I still see this more like the 96 election. Kerry is the democrat version of Dole. Kerry may get their support in opinion polls but many will not bother to get out and vote for him. Kerry has a real problem with his hard-core anti-war and minority bases.


7 posted on 06/10/2004 12:46:56 AM PDT by Texasforever (When Kerry was asked what kind of tree he would like to be he answered…. Al Gore.)
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To: kms61
I predict a nail biter, just like last time.

Part of me wants a 2000-style squeaker victory, for the pure schadenfreude of watching the Democrats go completely psychotic. If it's a landslide, they'll merely be suicidal, like there were on Election Night 2002.

I want them mad.

8 posted on 06/10/2004 12:49:37 AM PDT by Dont Mention the War
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To: kattracks
I keep thinking what the debates between Kerry and Dubya are going to look like. There will be our optimistic President with a hopeful expression on his face next to the dour, long-faced Kerry.

No Contest!!!

9 posted on 06/10/2004 12:53:13 AM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004/Because we MUST!!)
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To: Dont Mention the War

With a landslide or strong GW win, the lefists/Dem'o'craps will be so psychotic they'll be lining up to jump off of buildings. I guarantee it.

Factories will have to pump up production of Prozac, there won't be enough weed for them all to smoke, and they'll be recognizable on the street because of their tremors and frothing at the mouth.

I long to see it.


10 posted on 06/10/2004 12:55:06 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Take Back The Rainbow! Take back the word "GAY"!)
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To: Dont Mention the War
Part of me wants a 2000-style squeaker victory, for the pure schadenfreude of watching the Democrats go completely psychotic.

Not me! I don't want them to have any excuses as to how Dubya was re-elected. I want him to have at least 52% of the vote, so the Dems won't even be able to say that Ralph Nader ruined it for them. Dubya would win even without Nader in the race.

I'd like to see the present group of nasty, liberal Dems on the ash heap of history

11 posted on 06/10/2004 12:56:36 AM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004/Because we MUST!!)
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To: kattracks
Let's not also forget the story posted here several days ago that said we could have record oil inventories by September, which would push gas prices dramatically lower.
12 posted on 06/10/2004 1:09:05 AM PDT by AmericaUnited (It's time someone says the emperor has no clothes.)
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To: CyberAnt
I like it when you post that.....good noooze !

Stay safe !

13 posted on 06/10/2004 1:09:24 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: kattracks

Anyone else think Dems are pushing the gas price issue so hard because they remember how much the energy crisis hurt Jimmy Carter?


14 posted on 06/10/2004 1:17:34 AM PDT by Hostile (Freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few; it is the universal right of all God's children)
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To: kattracks

bump!


15 posted on 06/10/2004 1:17:47 AM PDT by NYC Republican (President Reagan (1911 -2004)- Greatest President of Our Lifetime- Rest in Peace)
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To: Freesofar

The Democrats cannot compete if they depend solely on their traditional base of single welfare mothers, athiests, condom throwers, abortion enthusiasts, government-addicted minorities, gold-chained union thugs, screeching feminists, college professors, Hollywood drunks, America-hating malcontents, and all the rest of society's losers, parasites, and weirdos.

Democrats can only win if they can con enough normal, traditional, taxpaying Americans into (inexplicably) voting along with the Democrat base described above. Fortunately, the number of such people who are stupid enough to voluntarily tape "kick me" signs to their own backs has been steadily decreasing.

In 2000, the Democrats very nearly stole the Presidency. This year, however, will be an entirely different story because rather than a Justice Department (Clinton's) which will aid and abet Democrat vote fraud, we have a Justice Department (Bush's) which will BATTLE vote fraud. That's a whole lot of taxpayer funded lawyers. And the "swing" just might help produce a landslide.


16 posted on 06/10/2004 1:30:52 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: kattracks

The article is correct in predicting a landslide, but makes an analogy to the wrong Reagan election.

The year is 2004, and the writer ought to be looking at 1984, when the President was re-elected in an historic landslide, setting the record for most electoral votes, and most votes cast for, which stands to this day.


17 posted on 06/10/2004 1:34:46 AM PDT by counterpunch (<-CLICK HERE for my CARTOONS)
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To: Freesofar
No sane person with a measurable IQ can vote for Kerry, IMO.
That's not and never has been the Democrats' base.
18 posted on 06/10/2004 1:37:22 AM PDT by counterpunch (<-CLICK HERE for my CARTOONS)
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To: Texasforever

Yep, Kerry is a Democratic Bob Dole. Boring, not good looking, and not dynamic, and he's running against a polarizing president who's support is as fervant as his detractors.

I don't think it will be a landslide, but decisive. I'm guessing Bush 50%, Kerry 47%, Nader 2.5%, 0.5% other.


19 posted on 06/10/2004 1:39:37 AM PDT by zbigreddogz
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To: Cyclops08
I just can't wait for the debates. Kerry is about as charismatic as Gore.

And while Bush kicked Gore's butt in those 2000 debates, Bush's speaking abilities have improved greatly since then. He ought to wipe up the floor with Kerry.

20 posted on 06/10/2004 1:39:58 AM PDT by Allegra (If I Were a Kid, I'd Be on Summer Vacation Now...Dang It!)
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