Posted on 10/18/2004 12:53:46 AM PDT by Cableguy
While tonight's televised debate between Florida's U.S. Senate nominees probably won't be spoofed on Saturday Night Live or The Daily Show, it will feature the trappings of a nationally watched, highly competitive contest.
NBC's Tim Russert will moderate the hourlong match-up between Democrat Betty Castor and Republican Mel Martinez in Tampa. Fox News, CNN and C-SPAN will be among the 19 satellite trucks. An estimated 1.5 million viewers will watch the live event.
A Mason-Dixon poll released Sunday showed Castor and Martinez tied at 45 percent, with only 9 percent of voters undecided. In such a neck-and-neck contest, any zingers or flubs could make a difference in who goes to bed the winner on Nov. 2 -- and may help decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
''Undecided voters will make an appointment to tune in so they can make up their minds,'' said Forrest Carr, news director at WFLA-TV in Tampa. ``It could be a watershed event.''
That certainly was true of Russert's last Florida debate, in 2002: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride deflated under Russert's tough questions about the cost of reducing class sizes.
Tonight's debate will be Russert's sixth Florida contest since 1994.
(Excerpt) Read more at miami.com ...
Bush just HAS to win Florida. Whats wrong with these people??
Don't fret.... Martinez will win and he will bring the Hispanics along with him.
Compare the two websites http://www.melforsenate.org/ and http://www.bettynet.com/
It's obvious who's running a better campaign and who's a better candidate.
New Wash Times article about the al-Arian links as well...
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041018-124837-8855r.htm
Ah, CBS morning news hour in Boston went from a gleeful portrayal of that quartermaster corps' refusal to go on that fuel run, to reminders of Vietnam protests...could this be just the start of the same? To protests against Bush's possible reelection worldwide, to an interview with sainted Koffi Annan about this evil, illegal war which hasn't made anyone safer (not a peep about the UN's food for oil monstrous scam that line Koffi's son's pockets), to a letter writing campaign against Bush by some young Englishman who swore that he loved American culture...or maybe not...to a street demonstration against Bush in London, to a breakdown of how the election at home was going...with battleground states' 90 votes teetering (slant that Kerry Mo was forging on strong here with gushing reporterette). No recent polling numbers mentioned at all. This was early morning CBS at its finest. Oh, yes, they had time in all this to run a clip of Kerry on the stump, one Kerry/Edwards' sign in background.
It's just going to get worse in the next two weeks. The MSM is in full meltdown.
''Mel has to stay on the offensive without looking aggressive -- otherwise, it looks like he's beating up on a woman. And that's never helpful,'' Stone said.
Ah, the wonders of feminism. Women should be treated equally in every respect and should be able to run for public office just like men, but don't you dare confront them the same way you would a male candidate. That would be unfair.
I realize you're just monitoring CBS to see how this election is playing in Communist circles, but please don't torture yourself! It's not worth it.
She's still carrying a lot of Islamic baggage for not dismissing an instructor with terrorist connections at the university she was/is incharge of.
Off topic a little...I think it's hilarious that Bush is talking about stopping terrorism and democracy in the Middle East while sKerry is whining about...flu shots.
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