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Ruddy Analysis: Why Bush Won
NewsMax.com | November 5, 2004 | Christopher Ruddy

Posted on 11/05/2004 6:49:05 PM PST by OESY

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1 posted on 11/05/2004 6:49:06 PM PST by OESY
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Koch was great, so was Rudy.

There are certain New Yorkers who will never forget the Bullhorn Doctrine.


2 posted on 11/05/2004 6:55:19 PM PST by Senator Goldwater
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To: OESY
They didn't trust John Kerry.

Waddanunderstatement

3 posted on 11/05/2004 6:58:03 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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Great and interesting analysis...I would add though, that Rush Limbaugh did his damnest best to make sure We the People did not listen to the early exit polls and reminded us not to believe it. Just go out and vote.

To the Americans that stood in line for hours to cast your proud vote for President Bush....Bravest Bravo!!!

Rush said we were 22 million strong.

Another superb talk radio host, Michael Savage with his 10 million strong also were urged to not be stymied by false exit polls and kept on voting despite the schemes of the Kerry campaign and left wing media to stifle the republican voters.

And, I cannot finish without congratualing Sean Hannity for his road trip to get the President's Message out and energize the Right Wing. Great and inspiring job.

The video Stolen Honor and the Swift Boat Vets for Truth, and the POWS for Truth...all courageously came to the aid of her country and countrymen even under the worst media and left wing assault. They stayed true to their mission and were victorious after all these long decades of silence.

And, most of all thank you voters for drawing a line in the sand and not letting the men in black robes and trial lawyers decide the fate of our most precious right to vote, that was and is being paid for by the blood and ultimate sacrifice of young soldiers lives.

4 posted on 11/05/2004 7:00:19 PM PST by harpo11 ('W' is for We The People Are Winners!)
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Rush Limbaugh did his damnest best to make sure We the People did not listen to the early exit polls and reminded us not to believe it.

That's the last thing Rush said at the end of his program before the election.

5 posted on 11/05/2004 7:06:14 PM PST by shiva
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To: OESY

You left out Zell Miller. His prediction that Kerry would not carry a single Southern state, and his analysis in A National Party No More, was a breath of fresh air from a retiring southern gentleman. He'd make a more formidable political strategist than Dick Morris, who did seem to vacillate quite a bit.


6 posted on 11/05/2004 7:07:35 PM PST by kcar (theUNsucks.com)
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To: OESY
It worked. Most Jews still voted for Kerry, but in lower numbers than they did in 2000. I believe that shift contributed to Bush's significant victory in Florida this time.

Slowly... but steadily. Baby steps; baby steps. :)

7 posted on 11/05/2004 7:09:22 PM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
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Sean Hannity also was voice of calm and reason when the sickening news of the initial exit polls started to break.

I could tell Sean was very "troubled" but he prepared his listeners for the jolt, and was totally insistent that they meant nothing, and it helped me calm myself as well.

But I was preparing for the possibility that the words "President-Elect John Kerry" might soon be uttered, and it definitely was disheartening to say the least.

Thank goodness for reasonable voices and for one of the greatest presidents of our time, GWB!


8 posted on 11/05/2004 7:10:17 PM PST by Husker8877
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This arrogance was compounded by the fact that the media tried to portray Kerry as a war hero.

The unmitigated gaul fro this lying traitorous scum to try and use REPORTING FOR DUTY as the bed rock of his campaign went up in smoke when the Switfies hit him with a broadside
He never recovered
9 posted on 11/05/2004 7:24:28 PM PST by uncbob
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The American people are under attack from two quarters: radical islam and leftist ideology. That we can still stand strong in the face of these threats is evidence a Higher Power is at work to protect us.


10 posted on 11/05/2004 7:25:14 PM PST by Fitzcarraldo
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I was sickly all afternoon over the exit polls and the reported "Kerry surge." Now I find out this was the work of the Kerry Democrats calling the networks and the networks doing exactly as they were told.
If this is true, if wholesale lying and the related attempt to "push" the western vote toward Kerry occurred, then I would have to say a great crime has been committed.
11 posted on 11/05/2004 7:30:24 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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This arrogance was compounded by the fact that the media tried to portray Kerry as a war hero.

I was continually mystified by the enigma of his service. Was he a war hero or a self-admitted war criminal? I wondered if he committed his acts of bravery and honor and his atrocities all within hours?

12 posted on 11/05/2004 7:31:47 PM PST by Ludicrous
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the related attempt to "push" the western vote toward Kerry

The flaw in this logic: The Western voters aren't going to change their minds based on what's reported from the East.

And there was no way they were going to supress the Western vote by trying to make it look so good for Kerry that they should all just stay home. Not with the stakes so high this year. That may have influenced past elections, but the Westerners won't fall for that trick again.

13 posted on 11/05/2004 7:43:10 PM PST by Ludicrous
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How the Democratic Party thought it could elect the most liberal senator in the country - from Massachusetts, no less - to the White House boggles the mind.

Rats are dumb and arrogant, they did not learn much in last 20 years. In 2008 they will elect Marxist witch from NY to be slaughtered in presidential election.

14 posted on 11/05/2004 8:01:37 PM PST by Anticommie
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To: Husker8877

Yes you are so right about that. I heard him talking with Matt Drudge and Matt was trying to tell us something phony was going on with the mainstream media. It was a defining moment on the day of our election 2004.


15 posted on 11/05/2004 8:04:09 PM PST by harpo11 ('W' is for We The People Are Winners!)
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To: shiva

I heard his words to and his words still echo loud and strong. We did not give up the Mother Ship of Liberty that day.


16 posted on 11/05/2004 8:05:12 PM PST by harpo11 ('W' is for We The People Are Winners!)
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I must mention another contribution to the campaign of George W. Bush, was Mel Gibson and his valient odessey to produce and for us to see the The Passion of the Christ.

We know we are in a fight for our lives and our faith and right to express our religious beliefs. America never has stifled anyone's right to religion. But for some reason Mel Gibson's could not be tolerated. And, his film about the last few shining and wondrous hours of the Life of Jesus could not be. Gibson's was the first salvo in the election of 2004.

Just like the magnificent heroes of Flight 93 were the brave first defenders of September 11, 2001 and the first battle cry....Let's Roll...on the War on Terror.

17 posted on 11/05/2004 8:12:09 PM PST by harpo11 ('W' is for We The People Are Winners!)
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Let's chill on trashing Arnold. Arnold "called" me here in NM and said he wanted to "pump" me up about voting for GWB.

I've heard that Hanoi Jane called dim New Mexicans - nuff said.


18 posted on 11/05/2004 8:19:40 PM PST by Let's Roll (For a guy who shirks his own job, Kerry sure is eager to tell others how to do theirs ...)
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To: OESY

Great report, but I am surprised Ruddy did not mention Youngstown Mayor McKelvey (Democrat) who was a STRONG Bush supporter.

The influence of McKelvey's support was felt in Cuyahoga County and Summit and Stark County and some of the other NE Ohio counties.

Akron, Cleveland and Canton TV News shows and radio are a tight knit group so this democrat mayor's influence spread far beyond just the Youngstown area.

I am in Florida but spent most my life in Ohio. I would love to hear the Ohio people confirm what I said since you were there.

The Amish vote (and the Amish rarely vote but did this time) and McKelvey's support may have helped turn the state Red.


19 posted on 11/05/2004 8:29:17 PM PST by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888 (John Kerry--three fake Purple Hearts. George Bush--one real heart of gold.)
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"All I can say is that Hillary is no Kerry."

I rather think she is in many ways, actually.

20 posted on 11/05/2004 8:43:05 PM PST by Irene Adler
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