was Bush at 40$ approval, pushing issues with 19% approval ratings, going into the 2004 election?
he won by a 65K vote swing in one state in 2004 - had he been pushing this ports deal before the 2004 election, Kerry would have won - I guarantee it.
Now you want to play the 65000 shift in Ohio from President Bush to Kerry and thus Kerry would have been President. How about these other if's. If there was 1000 votes shift in New Hampshire President Bush would have gotten 270 Electorl Votes even if he lost Ohio. With few thousands vote shift in Wisconsin Bush would have won without Ohio and New Hampshire and the same go for Minnesotta.