Bush campaign strategist says 'election will be tough'

The Dallas Morning News ^ | July 26, 2003 | By DAVID JACKSON / The Dallas Morning News

[jpsb]

What if the economy starts to add jobs by JanuaryEvery day we read about thousands of jobs lost to "free trade" and out sourcing. There ain't gonna be any job growth in the private sector. Now with the huge spending spree the GOP is on, there will be jobs in government.

[Redleg Duke]

This is a good attitude to take into the campaign. Like they taught me in hand-to-hand combat in 1965, "when you execute a heel stomp on the enemy's head, do not try to stomp on his head as hard as you can, try to stomp on the ground beneath his head as hard as you can!"

[Owen]

I have felt for a very long time the single segment of the electorate that is most vulnerable for the Democrats and available to the GOP to grab are black veterans. I have never heard of a targetted campaign to attract them to GOP voting. It would be a crushing blow to the Democrats for them to lose part of the black voting populace.

[Redleg Duke]

Yep, just keep on harping and carping. Keep praying for the revolution that puts your libertarians in position to take over by violence.

[gulfcoast6]

And little tommy d. and his friends would most likely open special neighborhoods for the terroist here in the USA so they would be 'understood'.

[MeekOneGOP]

I'm thinkin' a WIN for Bush, and NOT a squeaker, either.
However, I think it is very HEALTHY for them to keep
aggressive and not take ANYTHING for granted.

[jpsb]

Libertarians also support all of the GOP policies that I listed, so no, I am certainly not a libertarian. I am a conservative. This used to be a site for conservatives, now it is a GOP site.

[Jhoffa_]

But Republican officials said they want to ward off any notion of complacency, especially as the Democratic field narrows to a single challenger early next year.

I'd say it's a little late for that. Considering that Dubya doesn't appear to need little throw away issues like sunsetting the AWB, border control, smaller government and such.. After all he's got big vote getters, like his new deal on drugs.

He's made it very clear that my vote isn't valued what-so-ever.

That's upsetting to me, but I think he will win though..

The democrats simply haven't got anyone with the (oh, THE IRONY!) "Gravitas" to take him out.. They're a bunch of goofballs who's idea of a pivotal issue runs along the lines of honoring gay marriages from Canada.

In addition, they have proven that they cannot be trusted on defence matters. They were wrong categorically here and will continue to be, probably forever.. And everyone knows it.

Dubya is going to win, and that's good because he's better than the alternatives.. But he's still lacking in the Small government, 2A and indiviual liberties departments, imo.

When he wins, appoints our justices and then must step aside after his second term in 2008, I won't miss him.

[Jhoffa_]

It ought to be Bush and Condi Rice. Best chance to win in my humble opinion.

Why, simply because she's black? Or a female? Or both?

I know virtually nothing about this woman.. And, unless they're somehow asexual... I don't want a single person as President.

[Jhoffa_]

I am certainly not a libertarian. I am a conservative. This used to be a site for conservatives, now it is a GOP site.

[jpsb]

appoints our justices

You better keep your fingers crossed on that. So far he has been a huge disappointent in all areas except defence. So I can see him blowing appointments of judges too.

[Jhoffa_]

So far he has been a huge disappointent in all areas except defence. So I can see him blowing appointments of judges too.

Oh, I agree. He's been a big letdown, imo..

But, what's the alternative? A certified nut-job like Dean?

If it's got to be done (and it looks like it does, soon) then I want Dubya to do it.

These are lifetime appointments and we just can't afford anything less than the best odds for our SC.

As I said.. After he does this and leaves office, I certainly won't miss him.

[jpsb]

sadly you are right, I voted for him and I guess I will have no choose but to do so again. But I am starting to really hate republicans. But Democrats are pure evil.

[Jhoffa_]

Don't feel bad.. I voted for him also..

I may do it again for the reasons above, but I am none too happy about it.

In 2000, I raced to the polls.. even with my reservations, I was energized. Now if someone asked me to go fishing on election day, it would be damn hard to turn them down.

[Consort]

Of course it'll be tough.....how do you defend yourself againts LYING, CHEATING, THIEVING, RATS?

...and their puppet minions, the disgruntled Conservatives who want it their way or no way.

[lasereye]

You don't approve of his judicial appointments so far? Which ones don't you like?

[jpsb]

Ask me again, when and if he appoints a supreme court justice.

[Redleg Duke]

"This used to be a site for conservatives, now it is a GOP site."

Well, if that is how you really feel...the door is bi-directional...don't let it cause a brain concussion on the way out!

AMF!

[speekinout]

I have a few disagreements with your analysis:

If Bush wins 1 million more votes nationally (which means the Dem loses 1 million more votes),

Only about 46% of eligible voters go to the polls. Bush could get millions of votes without the Dem losing even one (in fact, they could both gain a lot)

think of the incredible swing of states such as NM (335 total votes difference), Iowa (about 5,000), Wisconsin (about 11,000), Oregon, and even Pennsylvania and Michigan.

At least some of those states could have been contested in 2000. NM switched to Gore after an election official found a "misplaced" box of ballots. PA went for Gore mostly because of the big cities, where turnout was 125% in some districts. And I forget whether it was Wisconsin or Michigan where students were told how to vote both at home and at school.

The GOP finally got to work on poll watching operations in 2002. The effort wasn't perfect, but GOPers were elected in some places they wouldn't have been otherwise.
I think we're going to see some previously solidly Dem states in the GOP column.

[jpsb]

I rarely post here anymore, etc. These last few days being the exception. But hey, every now and then I think it is is good to remind everyone that Free Rewpublic used to be deicated to the restoration of the American Republic, not the election of GOP traitors.