Posted on 08/09/2004 7:56:32 AM PDT by areafiftyone
This is going to be a good convention. We believe in this President and in his policies. His passion and conviction just fires up the base. That's sorely lacking on the other side. Can't wait to see that clown put away next month. Let's roll!
I expect Bush to get a clear bounce out of the convention. When the president speaks clearly and plainly to the American people his approval numbers allways go up.
I agree. I tend to think there will be a very small bounce for Bush. But I can't wait to hear the speakers at the convention though. We are going to have a great convention. The days can't fly by fast enough for me.
I didn't watch any part of the dem convention, but I did pay attention to the press coverage. What impresses me is that I have no idea what Kerry said in his acceptance speech. I believe he said something like "reporting for duty", but that is the only thing that has been reported. And that would not have been reported except for the SwiftVets.
What DID he say?
Bush is not in the Rose Garden. He is now on a nine state tour starting in VA. He will be going to the SW and then up the west coast. I think he will be back in Iowa too. Cheney is in DSM tomorrow.
Don't fall for it.
I have to be honest I could not watch him because a miracle happened that week of the Dem Convention MY CABLE WENT OUT! God was looking out for my eyes and my stomach on that week! LOL I got all my play by play from Free Republic.
I agree. The liberal press has been crowing Kerry, but the convention will show the other side of the story. The big story the press is attempting to hide.
Sen. John Kerry orchestrated the smooth and unified convention he needed ...As smooth and unified as the LA riots or Seattle protests. Did the writer not hear the rants of Sharpton or the mutterings of Franks or even Edwards as Edwards insisted there were two Americas after Obama and Clinton insisted there was but one?
That's one thing we have to admit about Clinton. For a liar and a scumbag and just plain wrong-headed on most issues, he was always out there, talking himself up, defending himself and his record (often at the expense of his fellow Rats and supporters), attacking his attackers. It won him two presidential elections, the second by a very healthy margin (as presidential races go).
The game has changed from what it used to be. Campaigns start early and run for a long time. As displeasing as that is, it's now the way things are. Republicans need to learn this. Anyone who ignores it does so at their peril.
He might get a bounce but it wouldn't be a huge surprise if he didn't. Depending on the poll, a HUGE percentage of likely voters have already made up their minds. There aren't that many fence-sitters to get a bounce with.
The Hill has an agenda. They will play the same game we played prior to the dem convention. Suggesting that Kerry would get a double digit bounce. So now they are playing the same game with us.
How much do you want to bet that RNC protests will garner as much coverage as the convention itself?
Can anyone tell me when the trial of that monster saddam hussein will start?
Republicans still have their "equal time" (it's the law) on their side. They get the camera now. They have "time" in the bank. The Democrats have to step aside. It's time for the media to pay up.
People loved Ronald Reagan's down-home, folksy manner. GW has some of that and people like it. I too believe he will get a bounce out of his convention but this election still hinges on two things:
#1. Turn of events in Iraq
#2. The debates
Either can change the dynamics of this election overnight.
Am I right or wrong?
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