Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Bush Team Confident Of West Virginia Win
Fox News ^ | October 13, 2004 | Associated Press

Posted on 10/13/2004 5:02:48 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

Advisers to the Massachusetts senator acknowledge that he trails Bush in West Virginia, but they insist the state is still within reach.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: election2004; georgewbush; johnfnkerry; redstates; socialconservatism; westvirginia
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-53 next last
To: Janan Ganesh

But isn't there a gay marriage issue on the ballot which could bring out alot of social conservatives who sat out in 2000?


21 posted on 10/13/2004 5:22:10 PM PDT by MHT
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: spacejunkie

That's a second-hand report. I'd be more confident with 4-6 right now.


22 posted on 10/13/2004 5:22:43 PM PDT by LS
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: LS

he did say it came from the ohio campaign chairman I do believe.


23 posted on 10/13/2004 5:23:47 PM PDT by spacejunkie
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: LS

I heard on the radio that the Kerry people are very Happy lately - bordering on Smug
this is not good news
hopefully whatever they think is happening they are incorrect


24 posted on 10/13/2004 5:25:32 PM PDT by DM1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: Janan Ganesh
You have two polls---ARG and Chicago Tribune---which have a horrible track record and which show Kerry up.

You have Rasmussen's state polls, which, I have to admit, were close in 2002, and the last Columbus Post Dispatch and Mason Dixon that had Bush comfortably up (4-6). My last internals, which are now 10 days old, were Bush by 8. But I'm not confident going with that number today, only because I don't have newer info.

I heard the other 8 point number second hand. May be right, may be wrong. Given all that, I think the ARG/Tribune polls are pretty worthless and that Bush is in the 4-6% lead range.

25 posted on 10/13/2004 5:25:37 PM PDT by LS
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: k omalley
When government handouts go head to head with homosexual marriage, they lose. A lot of God fearing democrats in them hills and they ain't voting for a guy like Kerry.

JMHO of course.

26 posted on 10/13/2004 5:26:57 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (Always ask yourself, does this pass the Global Test?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: DM1
They are delusional. Cameron on FOX said that they were still having to work (wish I could remember his exact words) on Michigan and Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and Iowa! THAT FOUR GORE STATES. Then they "hoped" they could "pick off" Ohio or Florida.

They are SMUG over that???? That tells me that MI and PA are completely in play, and that Kerry is really concerned about WI. In fact, they have sent IL staff to WI to try to recover.

27 posted on 10/13/2004 5:27:20 PM PDT by LS
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: DM1
I heard on the radio that the Kerry people are very Happy lately - bordering on Smug

Democrats leave in a delusional world.

They will turn vicious on Nov.3 when they have to face reality.

Remember how they acted in 2000?, 2002?

28 posted on 10/13/2004 5:30:46 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: fortheDeclaration
Democrats leave in a delusional world.

Correction: should be 'live' not 'leave'.

29 posted on 10/13/2004 5:32:16 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: LS

For some reason Bush pulled ads from PA surprised me since i thought it was competetive


30 posted on 10/13/2004 5:38:03 PM PDT by DM1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: LS
"Am I the only one who sees how ludicrous his position has become? He has to steal NH, somehow steal OH or FL, and keep every one of Algore's 2000 states. Yet MO is totally off the table, as is AZ, NC, and AR, and WI is nearly gone. (IMHO, it is safe right now).

MO, AZ, NC, AR were all W's in 2000, WI is a blue with a heavy lean to us. My take is, baring a catastrophe, W wins in the 290-320 EV range. Also, for what its worth, I spoke to a black political activist friend in Missouri a couple of nights ago, he is definitely wired into the democratic machine, and he eluded to the fact that there were thousands of new black voters in MO, WI, VA and PA registered in a stealth manner that could be the difference in a close race, and he also said that the Muslim vote that leaned to W in 2K is heavily going to go for the Kerry fraud ticket...I pray that it is not enough to alter what really, really is a crucial election for the sake of our nation.

31 posted on 10/13/2004 6:00:39 PM PDT by loveitor.. ("I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours..." Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: LS
Kerry winnning OH & NH. is plausible and would put us in the hole.

But what is not spoken of is that WI is looking Bush and IA is in play to say the least.. My analysis starts with Bush having a margin of 9 votes (2000 states alone).
Taking WI makes +19; losing OH makes -1; losing NH means -5.
IA with 7 EVs or NM (lost last time by under 400 votes) with 5 would wind up with a Bush victory.
So in a worse-case scenario, it's easy to arrive at a way out of the box.
32 posted on 10/13/2004 6:00:41 PM PDT by SolomoninSouthDakota
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: SolomoninSouthDakota

Hehehe. You are forgetting that one little Maine district, that will vote one elector for Bush, no matter what!


33 posted on 10/13/2004 6:18:58 PM PDT by LS
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: Galtoid
Kerry left VA yesterday.

His folks left a few weeks ago.

34 posted on 10/13/2004 6:34:08 PM PDT by Coop (In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: fortheDeclaration

No you were right initially. They should all leave and go into their delusional world for good. Give us a break, please!


35 posted on 10/13/2004 7:46:21 PM PDT by SolomoninSouthDakota
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: Clintonfatigued

West VA is has similar demographics to key swing regions in PA and OH. If Bush is winning West Va, then he must be doing fine in OH and keeping PA competitive.


36 posted on 10/13/2004 7:57:30 PM PDT by Kuksool (Get Your Souls To The Polls In November)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Clintonfatigued

Bush has every church organized in WV - you're going to see another 'Georgia' the last 72 hours in WV ...


37 posted on 10/13/2004 7:59:34 PM PDT by 11th_VA (John Kerry - America's first European ruler since King George)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: 11th_VA

That is good news. If Republicans would rethink their position on free trade, they could effect a realignment in WV.


38 posted on 10/13/2004 8:02:45 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies]

To: LS

Any idea on how much Bush is winning that one Maine district by? I've scarcely seen anything on that.


39 posted on 10/13/2004 8:07:07 PM PDT by cons_Mark
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: Clintonfatigued
That is good news. If Republicans would rethink their position on free trade, they could effect a realignment in WV

You'r right - The election would be over in PA and OH as well !

40 posted on 10/13/2004 8:07:14 PM PDT by 11th_VA (John Kerry - America's first European ruler since King George)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-53 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson