Posted on 09/28/2004 9:14:00 AM PDT by Nascardude
Anyone know if the internals seem right? Kerry is in deep crap.
I saw a lot of Bush/Cheney stickers at the football stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday...and a couple "M for Bush" tee shirts, too. In the past, the Democrats have had a substantial showing on Hoover Street on the way to the stadium...but this year, they don't have any more presence on the street than the college Republicans.
I'm encouraged, now...I thought my vote would be lost on Detroit and the unions. I'll have to step up the email campaign to my fence-sitting friends!
If Bush wins in Michigan I will be one surprise ex-Michigander!!! The unions there will do anything they can to get Kerry the state and that includes fraud. From Saginaw North and West it is pretty much Republican but the Levin boys always win because of Detroit.
I will be keeping my fingers crossed - maybe I should request an absentee ballot since Bush really doesn't need my vote here.
Don't you love that quote?
I can't imagine they think they will be able to win all the battles "on their own turf" and then have the time and resources to turn the tables on Bush in FL or OH. Won't happen.
What is that guy smoking?
Bush lost Michigan to Gore by 117,000 votes (51.2% to 46.1%). Gore won Wayne County (Detroit and its environs) by 227,000 votes. If the GOP can crack down on voter fraud in Detroit, he would win easily.
I grew up in Dearborn...glad to hear it's going toward Bush down there! Michigan and Military area...in the old Ford homes district. Great little neighborhood.
Yes but what is the poll in Macomb County???
Posthumus.
You're looking for Dick Posthumus, Lt. Gov under John Engler.
I think the "Reagan Democrats" originated from Macomb County Michigan. My MI parents, democrats their entire lives, voted for Reagan. After that, my mom switched back to Dems. Dad continued to vote Republican. Much to my horror, Mom even voted for Clintoon twice! aghhhhh! But...the good news is, she recently told me she will pull the lever for Bush this November.
Posted on kerryblog.blogspot.com. Seems they are disgusted with dear old Ted, also.
Ron.
The Kerry campaign needs to do a few things quickly.
The first is to fire whoever is doing oppo research and running their war room. To be kind the operation sucks. A blind man could have predicted that Rove was going to do something "negative" (as you will note even I did and got pilloried for it) and he will do more. Someone right now needs to have a list of "the next 10 Karl issues" and get a grip on them.
The second is to hire some competent surrogates. I give up how many times are we going to see Ted Devine pistol whipped on one show after another or Stephanie Cutter have her chair ripped out from under her.
Good point. Have the demographics changed in Michigan since 2000? I remember thinking that Bush had a shot at winning it back then, but nobody has talked about it much this year. I thought it was either out of reach or that it just didn't fit into the strategy of holding Ohio, Florida, and contesting Pennsylvania. Personally I would rather see Bush focus in heavily securing large victories in FL and OH so as to overcome voter fraud. I would hate to see him spread resources too thin and narrowly "lose" some of the must win states. Any thoughts on this?
electoral-vote.com has Minnesota in the Bush column today. Okay it's just a moment in time but it's a sweet one! Bush/Cheney are taking the fight to Minnesota and New Jersey so they won't have to fight the Dems in Ohio and Florida.
Bush lost Michigan to Gore by 117,000 votes (51.2% to 46.1%). Gore won Wayne County (Detroit and its environs) by 227,000 votes. If the GOP can crack down on voter fraud in Detroit, he would win easily.
26 posted on 09/28/2004 9:34:34 AM PDT by kabar
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The article didn't say whether the Frenchurian Candidate was invited...
Interesting. If this goes much further, the momentum factor could really kick in. A lot of people really don't like to vote for a loser. And nobody wants to live in the single state that voted against a sitting president. It doesn't help bring in the pork.
I get the feeling that a fair number of my friends intend to vote for kerry because of the "Everybody knows that kerry is better than that awful Bush" syndrome. You can't underestimate the lemming effect among liberals. They don't want to get out of line with their friends and neighbors.
I live in Macomb county and even though I have been seeing Kerry signs and bumper stickers, I am starting to see a lot of Bush bumper stickers and signs now too.
The NRA and other pro-gun groups have done a good job of exposing Kerry for the anti-gunner he is, and a lot of gun owners I know won't be voting for Kerry for that reason.
Sure, Kerry will get the gay vote the feminist vote, and the teacher's union vote, but that's nothing against the joe six-packs and the soccor moms.
Even though the UAW supports Kerry, talking to other people in the Union, there are enough that consider Kerry to be a poodle (He's French, he's a rich woman's lap dog, and he won't protect you) that I belive that Bush is going to take Michigan.
The article didn't say whether the Frenchurian Candidate was invited...
36 posted on 09/28/2004 9:47:16 AM PDT by Kieri (Farscape Returns on Sunday, October 17th at 9PM ET!)
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