90-Day Media Strategy by Bush's Aides to Define Kerry

The New York Times ^ | 03/20/04 | JIM RUTENBERG

[TomEwall]

Making it a referendum on Kerry is exactly what they should do. People already know Bush. Up or down on Bush policies would be closer than Bush or Kerry. Kerry isn't an easy guy to like. But Bush is. I hope some of the stories, like calling the Secret Service guy an SOB, get out so people can see Kerry as the jerk he appears to be.

I took at look at Kerry's and Bush's web sites. Bush's site has agenda laid out on many issues, without mentioning Kerry. That got me wondering as to what Kerry's agends was, or if he even had one. His site is almost 100% bashing Bush with very little to say on Kerry's ideas.

[My2Cents]

I think the goal is to hammer Kerry from now until June, and then everyone goes on vacation and forgets politics for awhile. If done correctly, Kerry will be in such a hole by June, he won't be able to crawl out.

[My2Cents]

Why are Bush staffers talking about their strategy to the NYtimes?

Because maybe it's Clinton strategists?....(Pulling down my tinfoil hat over my ears.)

[goldstategop]

They're not leaking anything that's public knowledge. They're trying to make Kerry feel very comfortable with himself, making him feel complacent, arrogant, and like he has the election locked up. And just when he thinks he's won it, the Bush campaign will put him away. Its classic disinformation strategery.

[futureceo31]

I can remember just couple of weeks back when Kerry was leading in the polls, how people were criticizng the Bush campaign and the RNC for not doing anything. Now that they are doing something about it, its like why are they doing it, or not doing enough.
I remember we had the same complaints when Dean was doing so well in the Rat polls and pretty much had the nomination sewed up when not a single vote had been cast but went down and everyone was complaining about Bush not defining Dean. Why waste money? I think that the strategy of Bush since his first campaign against Ann Richards was to play the underdog, and look at how well that has played out. Of course, having a liberal media and the Rats getting their groups out to come out and vote make a difference of couple million votes plus anyways that the Pubbies have to put up with.
Its interesting where in every election cycle, most fraud activities happen only in rat controlled districts and constituencies.

[NYCVirago]

I took at look at Kerry's and Bush's web sites. Bush's site has agenda laid out on many issues, without mentioning Kerry. That got me wondering as to what Kerry's agends was, or if he even had one. His site is almost 100% bashing Bush with very little to say on Kerry's ideas.

Why is Kerry the nominee -- is it because of his great plans? No, it's because he hates Bush, served in Vietnam, and was considered the most electable. That seems like it's his entire platform!