Kerry and Swift Boats: A Damage Report

National Review Online ^ | August 27, 2004 | byron york

[Piquaboy]

Maybe people are waking up to the fact of what a piece of lying shinola Kerry is.

[prion]

I'm still waiting for the debates. More power to the Swifties, but you just wait until American sees Kerry and Bush side by side. That's what's going to nail him.

Kerry is just plain unlikable.

[AmericanInTokyo]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS NOW.

TOP OF JAPANESE NEWS IN REPORTS ON AMERICA. ATTRIBUTING THE REVERSAL OF FORTUNES TO THE "AMERCIAN VETERAN'S OF VIETNAM GROUP'S INJURY ADVERTISEMENTS AGAINST KERRY":

Today's TV in Japan:

[EagleUSA]

Let us hope so. What the left produces as "presidential material" is off the scale...ala Clinton and Gore as well.

Humor: I hear Kerry has decided to retract his invitation to Bush to debate. In stead, he will debate himself, since he on every side of every issue...would that not be hilarious? --- I am suprised some clever cartoonist has not picked up on that one!!!!!

[rhombus]

I'm still waiting for the debates. More power to the Swifties, but you just wait until American sees Kerry and Bush side by side. That's what's going to nail him.

Kerry is just plain unlikable.

Agreed. Gore became a different character for each debate. He tried to treat Bush like a simpleton and came off like an ass. What kind of advice do you think Kerry will get from his handlers. Will he try to be a tough guy with lots of moral indignation? Will he bring up lots of victims? (I was talking to a poor minority mom who lost her health insurance becuase of tax cuts for your wealthy buddies...) Will he try to be "nuanced" by contradicting himself (voted for before voting against - no simple answers, I'm the sensitive guy you need)? What kind of "same old, same old" game plan will they try?

[EllaMinnow]

The flip side of the increase in Kerry's unfavorable rating is the decrease in his favorable rating. In mid-February, 60 percent of those surveyed by Gallup rated Kerry favorably. By July, it was 56 percent. In the new poll, it is 52 percent.

Gallup's research places President Bush's favorable rating at 54 percent and his unfavorable rating at 44 percent. The president's unfavorable rating has hovered in the mid-40s for much of this year; it was in the 30s for much of 2003.

That trend is not unusual. This is, after all, an election year. In addition, voters have had four years to form opinions about the president, and a substantial number of them do not like him. What is likely to encourage Republican strategists, however, is the prospect that, if the present polling trends continue, Kerry's unfavorable rating might equal, or perhaps even surpass, Bush's well before Election Day.

This is really wonderful news. The favorability ratings have already tipped in President Bush's favor, and Kerry unfavorability ratings can only climb.

[PeterPrinciple]

shows Kerry's unfavorable rating at its highest point

Huh?

[freddiedavis]

http://www.startribune.com/stonline/images/news26/DTI_825004.l.jpg

[Semper Paratus]

Will he try to be a tough guy with lots of moral indignation? Will he bring up lots of victims? (I was talking to a poor minority mom who lost her health insurance becuase of tax cuts for your wealthy buddies...) Will he try to be "nuanced" by contradicting himself (voted for before voting against - no simple answers, I'm the sensitive guy you need)?

He will try all of the above and come off looking like a moron.

[Chieftain]

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[snooker]

Comuunists are still popular with a certain segment of the US public. Who would have thought.

[cousair]

The Kerry damage report is bad....it is very VERY BAD!

[Badeye]

Bottom line is since the DNC Convention, Kerry has been completely and totally on the defensive side.

And as any fighter pilot (like the President) knows, once your on the defensive, you've already lost the fight.

I don't see Kerry recovering from the past month. The only thing left is to publicize his 18 year voting record, and thats the ballgame.

[proudpapa]

Any favorable/unfavorable numbers for Laura and Terazzzzzzzzzah?

[daylate-dollarshort]

"Maybe people are waking up to the fact of what a piece of lying shinola Kerry is."

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And it shows!

New swing-state figures!

Missouri Bush 46% Kerry 44%

Wisconsin Bush 48% Kerry 44%

Ohio Bush 49% Kerry 44%

[EllaMinnow]

Not in this one, but I saw something the other day. Laura's favorabilities are around 70 or 80%, the Widow Heinz's are in the teens or 20s.

[headsonpikes]

For self-inflicted political wounds, the DNC and Kerry definitely deserve some sort of medal - and it ought to come with a cluster!

[EllaMinnow]

I think that the voting record will become very important in October, but I think September will be dominated by Kery's anti-war activities in the early 70s, especially his testimony to the senate.

[Semper Vigilantis]

I think most Americans tend to give people "the benefit of the doubt". Now that the Swifties have exposed his past, the public is starting to get a taste of sKerry's real persona - and they are not liking it. Every time sKerry opens his mouth it costs him votes. Thanks to Algore's internet sKerry's recollections are easily shown to be the lies that they are.