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Bush Will Bury Kerry
Opinion Journal ^ | Tuesday, September 7, 2004 12:01 a.m. EDT | BRENDAN MINITER

Posted on 09/07/2004 12:39:59 PM PDT by nikos1121

Bush Will Bury Kerry The Democrat will be lucky to exceed Michael Dukakis's share of the popular vote.

NEW YORK--For nearly four years now, we've been told this is a 50-50 nation, that red and blue America are so evenly divided that even a small misstep could swing this presidential election either way. The media may have their own reasons for sticking to the story line--drama is good for ratings, after all--but there's mounting evidence that the electorate is not nearly as evenly divided as it was in 2000; that come Nov. 2, newscasters are going to be putting a lot more red than blue on their electoral maps. I will make a prediction here: Mr. Kerry will be lucky to top the 45.7% of the popular vote Michael Dukakis got in 1988.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; kerry; predictions
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Great article.

Nick

1 posted on 09/07/2004 12:40:00 PM PDT by nikos1121
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"Will be lucky to get"?
People are already dissing the dems. The Republican Party most likely peaked to early and I bet this will still be a close election though not quite as close as it looked to be.


3 posted on 09/07/2004 12:47:44 PM PDT by chalkman (Three can keep a secret if two are dead)
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To: nikos1121

I believ the veterans, guardsman, reservist and active duty vote along with their families and friends is enough to crush this chump.


4 posted on 09/07/2004 12:48:16 PM PDT by Wardawg (Hanoi John was here.)
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To: Baynative

Rush was talking about this today.


5 posted on 09/07/2004 12:49:04 PM PDT by cmsgop ( Bong Hits, Fraggle Rock Reruns and DU is no way to go through Life..........)
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To: cmsgop

missed him today, what did he say?


6 posted on 09/07/2004 12:49:36 PM PDT by chalkman (Three can keep a secret if two are dead)
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To: nikos1121
From the article:
Some Democrats actually argued Mr. Kerry would be popular among veterans.

Now, that's what I'd call majorly 'out of touch' with the reality of veterans' thinking.

I'm surprised that his support among veterans appears to be exceeding 30%. I would have expected it to be much lower than that.

7 posted on 09/07/2004 12:49:53 PM PDT by Bob
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To: Baynative

I wish someone would post that photo of Bush throwing a strike from the mound..

nick


8 posted on 09/07/2004 12:50:14 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
[Kerry is] like a tone-deaf musician who stumbles into a gig at Carnegie Hall and can't understand why the crowd doesn't cheer.
Bump.
9 posted on 09/07/2004 12:50:47 PM PDT by eastsider
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10 posted on 09/07/2004 12:51:31 PM PDT by sonofatpatcher2 (Texas, Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
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To: nikos1121

bmp


11 posted on 09/07/2004 12:51:44 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: sonofatpatcher2

That's good where did you get it?


12 posted on 09/07/2004 12:52:23 PM PDT by chalkman (Three can keep a secret if two are dead)
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To: nikos1121
They know that promises to only tax the "rich" almost always morph into taxes on the middle class.

That's because the middle class are the rich by lib'ral accounting.

13 posted on 09/07/2004 12:53:55 PM PDT by randog (What the....?!)
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To: Baynative
"Mr. [Kerry], I see you don't wear a gun, so you must hire it done. And if all you got is these, they don't look tough enough to stomp a stringy jackrabbit."
-- with apologies to John Wayne (El Dorado, 1966)
14 posted on 09/07/2004 12:54:10 PM PDT by quark
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"Voter turnout is going to be crucial to this election."

I've said this all along. I think LOW turnout among inner city/minority voters will be the reason Bush wins in bigger percentages than most predict.

Are Black inner city voters in love and enamored with Kerry the way they were for Clintoon??? Not even close. When clintoon went to their churches you could see how they identified with him ( he was a great campaigner). Do you think that a windsurfing flower child who lives in the lap of luxury in a Nantucket Beachfront mansion, flies a private jet, and is part of the New England Liberal elite, will excite Blacks to the polls???

Not a chance.

15 posted on 09/07/2004 12:55:49 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Rush has said for a long time, and I totally agree with him that the country IS NOT EVENLY devided. I don't think this country wants or supports socialism which is what most of the DNC is far left and about today. Most of America loves this country and takes a lot for granted until 9/11 when we found out we can't take our freedoms for granted ever.


16 posted on 09/07/2004 12:56:59 PM PDT by cousair
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To: nikos1121

No time to get cocky. A lot of time left before election day and the dem's are going to start getting really dirty (hard to believe) and the media is going to carry every second of it. Like NBC covering the Kitty Kelly Book


17 posted on 09/07/2004 12:58:03 PM PDT by jbwbubba (stunner)
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To: Baynative
"Anyway, he lost it so bad he has decided to shake up his campaign by hiring Hillary's dream team of Lockhart, Begala and Carville. "

I doubt that it was Kerry's decision.

I believe he was made an offer that he could not refuse.

19 posted on 09/07/2004 1:04:41 PM PDT by drc43 (How dare John Kerry, who never served a day as President, question the actions of President Bush?)
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To: nikos1121

I think we believe this at our peril.


20 posted on 09/07/2004 1:05:17 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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