[jwalburg]

There may be hope.

[Unam Sanctam]

OK guys, don't get too cocky or overconfident. It's not a slam dunk.

[GeronL]

Bush may be sagging in the polls, but...

Its hardly sagging...

[Jorge]

Bush may be sagging in the polls...

Sagging in the polls equals tied with the Dem frontrunner.
And this is after months of wall to wall Dem primary coverage and Bush bashing in the media.
Just wait till Bush REALLY starts campaigning.

[deport]

A little behind the scenes info....... Things will begin to happen in selected areas before long it appears.

[Dan from Michigan]

So far the organization I've seen is good. There's been campaign behind the scenes stuff in my state for GOP activists, and Bush's campaign has an office set up in the state. One of the office staff was recently at our county GOP meeting.(and Jim of our county party made their blog for Super Saturday)

[Imal]

What the Republicans know is that the real power of the Democrats will not be brought to bear until they have a candidate nailed down.

Once that's taken care of, America will see one of the most, if not THE most, aggressive and well-funded Democratic campaigns in history.

Already, operating behind the scenes under cover of so-called "campaign finance reform", they have amassed staggering financial resources, and their goal is crystal clear: Get George W. Bush out of the White House, no matter what it takes.

Their hatred of President Bush is visceral and unites them in a way I have never seen, even during the Clinton years. There is also a strong foreign interest in removing Bush, with uncountable millions of dollars in dirty money pouring into Democratic coffers from around the world.

The sheer scale of money and power being aligned against Bush even consigns the contributions of big-money players like George Soros to the realm of rounding error for the "Defeat Bush" budget. There is no doubt about it, this is going to be huge.

The 2004 presidential election will be a battle royale, and probably a more costly and vicious campaign than anything America has ever witnessed.

[BigSkyFreeper]

All in all, for the last few months, Bush's poll numbers have been flatline. I don't know where they get the idea, unless the author is looking at 4 year polling data, to suggest Bush's numbers seem to be sagging. I think right now, Kerry is peaking, and on his way down. Nader's entry into the political arena couldn't have been timed any better.

[dokmad]

And it is our (Yours and mine) duty to stop that from happening. Freepers, please connect with your local Bush/Cheney organization and work very hard. It will take God fearing, America loving patriots like us to save our country. Let's all work hard. We can make a difference!

[KantianBurke]

"Karl Rove, Bush's chief political strategist, was particularly chagrined that as many as 4 million evangelical Christians, a key part of the Republican base, sat out the election, according to his estimates."

Something tells me the fate of the Federal Marriage Amendment might decide whether that number increases or decreases.

[Grampa Dave]

In spite a non stop attack on our President since this past summer, the latest Rasmussen Poll shows that GW is ahead.

We can't relax, but lets give up this negative bs of when are we going to do something. Good things are being done each day that never get on tv or in the left wing mediot print media.


Re: Bush vs. Kerry: Second Look
To Grampa Dave | 02/23/2004 8:21:23 AM PST sent




http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1083724/posts

Bush vs. Kerry: Second Look
Rasmussen Web Site ^ | 2/23/04 | Rasmussen


Posted on 02/23/2004 8:03:51 AM PST by The_Victor


Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Feb. 19-20, 2004 Bush vs. Kerry: Second Look

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George W. Bush

Conservative 50%
Moderate 34%
Liberal 8%
Not Sure 7%
RasmussenReports.com

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John F. Kerry

Conservative 8%
Moderate 39%
Liberal 41%
Not Sure 12%
RasmussenReports.com

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Your Taxes if Bush Wins

Go Up 32%
Go Down 16%
Stay the Same 45%
Not Sure 7%
RasmussenReports.com

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Your Taxes if Kerry Wins

Go Up 51%
Go Down 10%
Stay the Same 27%
Not Sure 12%
RasmussenReports.com

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Who do you THINK will Win?

Bush 51%
Kerry 35%
Not Sure 14%
RasmussenReports.com
February 22, 2004--It's been a month since Massachusetts Senator John Kerry emerged as the Democrats' front-runner.
His string of Primary and Caucus victories have driven all serious challengers but John Edwards from the race... and the Edwards campaign is in the Hail Mary phase. Still, in many ways, voters across the nation know more about who Kerry is not, rather than who he is.

Because he defeated Howard Dean, Kerry was seen as the more moderate Democrat (and the more electable Democrat). Because he is not George W. Bush, he is good enough for most Democrats.

Now, as Kerry seeks to be the man who also vanquished John Edwards, he faces another image make-over. Will Kerry suddenly seem more liberal while defeating his more moderate Southern colleague?

Ultimately, though, John Kerry will be defined for who he is, not who he has defeated to win the nomination. That will happen over the next 60 or 90 days. By Memorial Day, voters will finally have an impression of who John Kerry is is... and that impression will go a long way towards determining how close the election will be in November.

A month ago, we provided a look at voter first impressions of a Bush-Kerry match. Now, a month later, it's interesting to note how public perceptions of John Kerry are already beginning to shift.

* Forty-one percent (41%) of all voters now see John Kerry as politically liberal. That's up from 37% a month ago. Thirty-nine percent (39%) see Kerry as a moderate, unchanged from a month ago.

* Liberal voters continue to see Kerry as a moderate (59% of self-identified liberals have this view). Only 23% of liberal voters see Kerry as politically liberal. That has not changed in a month.

* Fifty-one percent (51%) of American voters now believe their own taxes will go up if John Kerry is elected President. That's an increase of six percentage points from a month ago.

* A month ago, just 37% of political moderates believed that John Kerry's election would increase their taxes. That figure has jumped to 55% today.

* Among those who identify themselves as somewhat conservative, 63% now believe a Kerry win would lead to a tax increase. That's up from 57% a month ago.

* By comparison, 50% of voters see the President as politically conservative. Thirty-four percent (34%) see Bush as a moderate.

* While two-thirds of liberal voters see Bush as conservative, conservative voters remain divided. Just 49% of all conservatives see the President as one of them. The good news for the President is that figure is up from 46% a month ago.

* If George W. Bush is elected, 32% of all voters expect their taxes to go up while only 16% expect their taxes to decline. A month ago, those figures were 34% and 15% respectively.

* Regardless of who they want to win, 51% of all voters believe George W. Bush will be re-elected. That's down from 55% a month ago. Thirty-five percent (35%) now believe Kerry will win, up from 30% a month ago.

The national telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports February 19-20, 2004. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. (see Methodology)

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