Posted on 10/26/2004 6:37:30 PM PDT by pickemuphere
President George W Bush campaigned up and down a small rural stretch of the heartland yesterday, desperately seeking to shore up his position in a once safe region where Republicans are registering the first prickles of concern about his record - and his chances.
With just a week to go before voting, Mr Bush focused his fire on Wisconsin and Iowa, two mid-western states that have become pivotal to his chances. He lost both narrowly to Al Gore in 2000 but now badly needs to win them as an insurance policy, given the state of play in Ohio and Florida, two of the three key swing states, where he is in a dead heat with his rival.
Sitting on the banks of the Mississippi, the focus of a blitz of campaigning by the two presidential candidates, two Republican businessmen in their mid-30s aired the anxieties that go to the heart of jitters among Bush supporters.
"People are worried about Iraq," said Eric Dragne, in a display of candour remarkable in a partisan climate that tends to allow for no self-doubt on either side. "Many people here know people who have lost their lives."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Whatever they're swallowing across the ponds (Pacific and Atlantic in my case) I don't want any ;-).
Wishful thinking by the Telegraph. I guess 'shoring up his base' is why President Bush is campaigning in 'blue' swing states.
Wishful thinking.
I think we ought to run interference in the next British election and see how the limey like it!
They just don't get it.
I wonder if Eric Dragne told the reporter that he was a lifelong republican?
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a trollette. Methinks the DU is on the prowl tonight after AlPooGate blew up on the New York Times and sKerry.
What a load of cow pies.
What alternate universe is this reporter looking at? That's scary. Flyover country (and a lot of it is rural) is and will stay BUSH country.
Well, it could also mean he's simply going for an electoral mandate. Tony Snow said tonight that the Dems have all but given up on Fla. Gallup suggests this is probably wise, and they offer similar insight in their Ohio poll.
Are there NY Times reporters ghostwriting for the Telegraph now? What a load of garbage.
A "once safe region", where? What is this Englishman talking about? Bush is leading in Wisconsin and Iowa and at least tied in Minnesota. No Republican has won either Wisconsin or Iowa since Reagan in 1984, and Nixon was the last to win Minnesota in 1972, eight presidential elections ago.
What's with The Telegraph? It's usually a pretty good newspaper. But there's been a lot of strange stuff from them recently.
Whatever it is, it would definitely keep you wasted for at a least a week. I'll bet the hangover is really bad:)
I'll be dipped... I thought the GWB rally here in DBQ this afternoon indicated otherwise, but what do I know?
New ownership may be the reason. Two Labour-voting brothers bought the Telegraph from Conrad Black; they pledged to keep the conservative orientation of the paper, but after having read last nite's slurpy article on clinton, I began to wonder.
Yes, it's really cool here in Michigan. I'm going to the Pontiac Silverdome (seats 80,000) to see Pres. Bush tomorrow.
GOD HELP THE WONDERFUL TONY BLAIR!!!
Yeah, what was it 100,000 people at Bush rallys in one day across Florida. That sure looks bad for Bush his base is really concerned - NOT!!
I spent my career in NYC and now live in south Georgia. We are all for the Prez (goodbye Mr. Snake...I mean Sen. Snakeerry).
Vote for Bush but watch out for cow patties...they are everywhere.
I have no idea what's up with the Telegraph, but I've noticed it too. More and more I stick with the Sun and Skynews for my Brit fix.
Lemme guess... The Telegraph UK is in a contest with the NY Times to see who can lose the most subscribers in a week and become an honorary member of the world media's laughing stock?
They can't help it there European; it is kinda' like having an extra chromsome, except without the common sense.
How did it go cool?
What happened?
Like I give a crap what a British LW paper thinks.
Please report back on rally!!!! Lucky you !!
When Bush is reelected every rational Brit will fall asleep thanking God.
Right, and send letters over there telling them who to vote for too.
Evidently a writer for the Guardian has crept into the Telegraph's offices.
As a resident in one of the swing states mentioned in this article, I can say with 100 percent certainty that Wisconsin is not "cool" for President Bush! I attended a rally in Oshkosh a couple of weeks ago and the energy there was AMAZING! I'm volunteering with the local GOP/Bush-Cheney 72 hour efforts and I am very impressed with the large number of volunteers engaged in the efforts to re-elect Bush.
So have you already cast your vote for Kerry or are you voting on 2 November?
Next time you try to post garbage at least have it make sense.
For those wondering why I made that comment, just look at his posting history. He's subtle, but it's obvious. On the die hard issues he sides with the RATs and sometimes he'll take the extreme right position, but all the time he's bashing Bush. He's hoping to get some converts, but unlike the DU freepers come to their thoughts based on their own analysis of the news.
Don't forget. Our best allies are the Brits, the Aussies, the Poles, the Italians ("this is how an Italian dies..." get that), and probably many others that John Kerry doesn't know about.
Don't sell out our real friends. They aren't Democrats...they aren't Americans...but they are willing to die for freedom.
Go fight!
Another freaking foreign newspaper meddling in American politics. Who cares what the foreign press says???????
Which foreign paper was insinuating that we needed an assasin to "do in" President Bush?
Who cares what U2 Bono has to say about the election?
I am sick of foreign interference in our election process.
"He lost both narrowly to Al Gore in 2000 but now badly needs to win them as an insurance policy, "
Or: Kerry is desperate to keep them else he is toast.
"given the state of play in Ohio and Florida, two of the three key swing states, where he is in a dead heat with his rival."
Last week Cheney smiled and said they were up a comfortable +8 in Ohio. Tonight, Tony Snow reports that Kerry is pulling out of Florida, conceding it to Bush.
Did Snow actually say that? Why would the dems give up on Florida?
Reported similar to the rest of your post in my last. I think it was Dick Morris? that said last weekend that Bush was campaigning to ensure that he had the majority of the votes, in addition to the EC.
them limies sure understand U.S. politics don't they?
Like these idiots would know.
Because internal polling is jiving with Gallup and Zogby (to and extent).
"Did Snow actually say that? Why would the dems give up on Florida?"
He said it but it was an rumor that looks false. Kerry going to FL for several days according to NRO's The Kerry Spot:
KERRY PULLING OUT OF FLORIDA? A PREMATURE CALL, AT BEST [10/26 09:55 PM]
I understand this evening that columnist Tony Snow said on Bill O'Reilly this evening that the Kerry campaign was conceding Florida and focusing its resources on shoring up Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Checked with my guy on the Kerry campaign. He said Kerry is currently scheduled to spend Thursday night, all of Friday, and Friday night in Florida.
So for now, I don't think there's anything to Snow's rumor. It seems rather late to pull resources, anyway. The ads, the volunteers, the resources... they are where they are.
I do believe it was in fact Morris who said that.
Anyone know if Harold Raines happens to be on their payroll? :)
He obviously hasn't seen the Bush+20 lead he has in Texas, AL, GA, SD.....support gone?...excuse me?
My gut tells me Bush may just have a major land-slide, like Reagan had when all the polls were saying he and Carter were too close to call.
Wishful thinking by a comode drinking sot... Imbibe some more dirty bathwater you troll...
I'll see you there!
Just read Kerry drew 9,000...Bush is expecting 25,000+
Well....
Look, I have more faith in Snow than Geraghty. In fact, well, I guess I'll save my rant about how NRO has really been pathetic recently; they actually started talking about real issues at some point today instead of lauding Derbyshire (or is that Derbyshire lauding himself?) for his math wizardry and asking Jonah how his dog is doing....wait, I promised to save my rant.
anyway, we'll see.But Geraghty strikes me as a pretty soft guy who's ready to buy anything. Snow is soft in his own right, but he's still alot more sophisticated than ole Jim.
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