Kerry Hasn't Secured Blue Swing States, Say Polls

The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | October 21, 2004 | Steven Thomma

[Clintonfatigued]

Less than two weeks before Election Day, Kerry held a statistically insignificant 1 percentage-point lead in three of the key battleground states carried by Democrat Al Gore in 2000, was tied in a fourth, and trailed President Bush in three others. All were within the poll's margin of error

[Clintonfatigued]

PING!

[infowarrior]

Ouch!! That's gonna leave a mark (or two...)

the infowarrior

[conservativepoet]

Yea, Kerry's schedule indicates he's in places he shouldn't be this close to the election. If Hawaii and Michigan are in play, my goodness, you know Kerry's in trouble.

[RockinRight]

If Kerry is losing in Minnesota, New Mexico, and Iowa, we win WITHOUT Ohio. That said I think we'll still win Ohio as well, but this article gives light to the fact that Kerry's ship is sinking fast.

[bucephalus]

Is Hawaii really in play?

[wagglebee]

If Bush takes Michigan or Pennsylvania it's all over.

[mabelkitty]

You mean like dragging Clinton off his death bed to campaign for him Philly? Yeah, something like that.

[mabelkitty]

The first blue state flipped to red and Kerry will release his hounds and protestors.
Only I don't think the anchors will break from their show to film it.

[mykroar]

You mean like dragging Clinton off his death bed to campaign for him Philly?

You always have to drag Bill from bed.

[merry10]

go to http:www.realclearpolitics.com. A honolulu paper says it is :)

[conservativepoet]

Surprisingly yes, it has Dems. worrying about it in that state.

[conservativepoet]

Thanks for the help.

[Dustbunny]

Praying for a land slide win for dubya.

[rushmom]

Yes! Per Honolulu Advertiser Bush is up l point with l2% undecided

[watsonfellow]

actually isn't it closer to two points? Like 1.87 or something?

[Clintonfatigued]

While Kerry is nearly even in the national polls, that showing is inflated by large margins in the mega-states of California, New York, and Illinois. His support is not as widely distributed as Bush's is.

[rushmom]

Don't remember the exact numbers.

[baseballmom]

You mean like dragging Clinton off his death bed to campaign for him Philly?
You always have to drag Bill from bed.


ROFLMAO, I am SO glad I finished my diet coke before reading that.

[Dolphy]

"The economy is suffering. There are a tremendous number of job losses," said Joan Bailey, 57, a teacher in Rochester Hills, Mich., who supports Kerry. "I disagreed totally with the tax cuts."

So the tax cuts are responsible for the loss of manufacturing jobs in Michigan, huh? I had no idea that the government owned these companies and I live here. I better sign up for Joan Bailey's economic class.