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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Wish it were true. But its not. Kerry can win the white house by holding his serve and winning Ohio or Florida.
I would have liked to be a fly in the room when they suggested that to Johnny and TeyRayZa.
Maybe closed circuit at the UN too.
I'm at Bush/Cheney Headquarters in Minnesota tomorrow morning at 9:30 to volunteer all day.
uh...huh...huh........ uh..... huh...huh...
IMHO, The Kerry campaign staff realize the jig is up, and are circling the wagons, emptying the kitty.
They have more people on staff than Guaranteed voters for the election.
Focus the money, make lots of payoffs, ride out the campaign.
Kerry , poor deluded Kerry, will not be told the truth, as it might impinge on his next photo op.
I got a hundred says he will try to STEAL it with LAWYERS!
I hope he ends up wasting money in Illinois, which is drawing to a tighter race in the polls.
Welcome to FR - I see (by your profile) that you're relatively new around here - like your screen name too! We ARE the new media!
Me thinks you're on to something...
"Yes, he can. He can take Florida."
Exactly. If Kerry can carry all of the states Gore did, plus Florida OR Ohio, he wins. So these four states aren't fatal losses for Kerry.
He's way behind in Ohio, and the race is even in Florida. If Bush takes Pennsylvania, Kerry can't win.
Kerry's big problem is Bush is doing so well that now the dims house and senate seats are in jeopardy. Coattails
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BIG MO is the SHO-ME state.
Unfortunately (for him), Kerry showed us what he is, and we reacted accordingly. (hoping I speak for more and more Mizerians, as time goes by.)
Bwahahaha... The polls are one thing, but follow the money trail, and look what you get. This is a concession on Kerry's part.
Right now here in Oregon we get a daily barrage of generic Dem Party ads urging Oregonians to "Vote Democratic" without mentioning ANY specific candidate! Apparently specific candidate names could be radioactive. Why isn't this money being spent to urge a Kerry vote? Could they know something? Maybe don't want to drag all Dem candidates down because of the top of the ticket?
I would imagine that the state DemocRAT party here in Arkansas' polling on a regular basis showed them that it was a waste of money to advertise here any longer. When you do a phone poll (my wife was called) and then after a month of ads find that a subsequent poll of the same people shows no gain.
Sure sounds like Kerry is on the run to me.....
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