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Kerry Pulls Campaign Ads From Four States
Yahoo! News (AP) ^
| 16 minutes ago
| RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer
Posted on 09/22/2004 2:43:46 PM PDT by NewMediaFan
WASHINGTON - Bowing to political realities, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) has canceled plans to begin broadcasting television commercials in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana and the perennial battleground of Missouri.
The decision to shrink his political playing field reduces Kerry's strategic options — at least for now — in the homestretch of the campaign. George W. Bush won all four states in 2000, and Kerry can't win the White House without taking one or two of them away from the Republican incumbent.
The ads were scheduled to begin airing Oct. 5 as part of a $5 million investment through Nov. 2, but campaign advisers concluded Kerry isn't doing well enough in the states to justify the cost.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Arkansas; US: Louisiana; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: 2004; ads; battleground; kerry; lurch
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To: NewMediaFan
Kerry can't win the White House without taking one or two of them away from the Republican incumbent Ohhh. That's a shame.
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posted on
09/22/2004 2:45:00 PM PDT
by
Pete
To: NewMediaFan
Nothing like retreating into a smaller and smaller area so your opponent can concentrate his artillery fire more effectively upon your pointy little heads...
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posted on
09/22/2004 2:45:36 PM PDT
by
dirtboy
(Kerry could have left 'Nam within a week if Purple Hearts were awarded for shots to the foot.)
To: NewMediaFan
He has to spend money for his base,that's good news
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posted on
09/22/2004 2:45:36 PM PDT
by
not-alone
To: NewMediaFan
Excellent!
My homies back in Louisiana are making me proud.
5
posted on
09/22/2004 2:45:51 PM PDT
by
lormand
(Dead People Vote DemocRAT)
To: NewMediaFan; All
Na-Na-Na-Na
Na-Na-Na-Na
Hey-Hey-Hey
Goodbye.
6
posted on
09/22/2004 2:45:51 PM PDT
by
LiveFreeOrDie2001
(We're preaching to the choir. Get out and correctly persuade people to vote for Bush !!)
To: NewMediaFan
7
posted on
09/22/2004 2:46:02 PM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
To: Pete
Yes, he can. He can take Florida.
8
posted on
09/22/2004 2:46:09 PM PDT
by
tomahawk
To: NewMediaFan
YES! Ignore those polls which show these states in contention. Money talks, polls walk.
9
posted on
09/22/2004 2:46:32 PM PDT
by
COURAGE
(A charter member of the Grim FReeper Club)
To: tomahawk
I got a buck he doesn't take Florida.
10
posted on
09/22/2004 2:47:09 PM PDT
by
LiveFreeOrDie2001
(We're preaching to the choir. Get out and correctly persuade people to vote for Bush !!)
To: Recovering_Democrat
You have been weighed on the scales and have been found wanting.
11
posted on
09/22/2004 2:47:16 PM PDT
by
Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds, a pessimist fears this is true.)
To: NewMediaFan
By the last week of October we'll be reading:
Kerry Pulls ads from Battleground states of New Jersey, Minnesota, and Oregon...
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posted on
09/22/2004 2:47:17 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(W stands for whoop-a**!!!)
To: NewMediaFan
But, but, but....Zogsauce sez the race is back to a dead heat!!
13
posted on
09/22/2004 2:47:22 PM PDT
by
TheBigB
(I'm 100% correct. I have documents that say so.)
To: lormand
My homies back in MISSOURI are making ME happy!
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posted on
09/22/2004 2:47:29 PM PDT
by
litehaus
To: NewMediaFan
Kerry can't win the White House without taking one or two of them away from the Republican incumbent.
That statement doesn’t make any sense.
Do those four states have magical powers or something?
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posted on
09/22/2004 2:47:43 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: tomahawk
Or, he can win Gore 2000 states plus WV and NH. Bush is in good shape now, but things can turn on a dime. So keep it up.
To: NewMediaFan
Not only will Kerry not win any RED states, he will lose BLUE states PA, WS, IA, NM, MN, and maybe even NJ to Dubya. He now also has to compete for CA and NY. With 5.5 weeks to go in this election, look for the Dems to start shifting money to protect Senate and House seats.
To: tomahawk
W's gonna win FL by 3 points this time.
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posted on
09/22/2004 2:48:27 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(W stands for whoop-a**!!!)
To: NewMediaFan
Bowing to political realities, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) has canceled plans to begin broadcasting television commercials in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana and the perennial battleground of Missouri. I see somebody got the memo. Good.
Looks like a celebratory ribeye steak for supper tonight.
19
posted on
09/22/2004 2:48:29 PM PDT
by
asgardshill
(Got a lump of coal? Tell Mary Mapes to 'shove it' - in 2 weeks you'll have a diamond.)
To: NewMediaFan
These are the true death-clicks of the Kerry Kampaign. He is cutting back to smaller and smaller ground that he MUST win and is falling back to defensive positions. That is not a winning strategy.
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posted on
09/22/2004 2:49:33 PM PDT
by
atomicpossum
(If there are two Americas, John Edwards isn't qualified to lead either of them.©)
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