Bush retakes lead as voters question Gore's character

The Guardian ^ | October 12, 2000 | Martin Kettle

[americanophile]

George W Bush has picked himself up off the floor and reopened a narrow poll and credibility lead over Al Gore in the US presidential election. Mr Bush went into last night's second televised debate with Mr Gore oozing with fresh confidence after a damaging week for the Democratic nominee. Since opening up a lead over Mr Bush in mid-August, Mr Gore has struggled to rebut damaging claims that he bent the facts during last week's first televised debate....The vice-president still leads in the most recent polls in the battleground states. Although Mr Gore was at first widely perceived to have "won" last week's first debate, the polls have steadily swung towards Mr Bush in recent days....Republican researchers also unearthed a 1979 statement by Mr Gore in a congressional committee hearing that he had "raised 10,000 chickens" as a farmer in Tennessee...but Mr Bush is profiting from the vice-president's slippage on questions of character.

[americanophile]

Just a little reminder that despite the media, IT CAN BE DONE!

[Names Ash Housewares]

Oh what does history teach anyways?

Are you trying to rob nervous nellies of their dispair!

[rabscuttle385]

Voters may question Al Gore's character, but John McCain doesn't, which is even more reason why McCain should shut up until after the election.

[kimchi lover]

Gee, and Gore didn’t even hang around with any terrorists, or America haters!!
Well, maybe a few America haters....

[Marie2]

I love these little glimpses into the past.

[Boiling Pots]

I like the one that showed Gore down 6 points 2 weeks prior.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Gore has no character and he has been proving it every day since 2000.

[doc1019]

Yep, just when I’m beginning to feel a little (politically) down, along comes one of these snippets from history … and up goes my spirit and optimism again. Thanks. ;-)

[Azzurri]

Bush, for all his faults, always came out well during his debates. I can’t wait for this last debate to conclude and subside, because it appears that McCain’s debates have a negative effect on the electorate.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

A Washington Post/ABC News poll showed Mr Bush reversing the vice-president's lead from the start of the month, establishing a 48% to 45% lead over Mr Gore

BS. Bush led in the poll averages throughout Sept and Oct 2004.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Oops, I was referring to Kerry. My mistake, the article was correct.