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Kerry negatives on the rise, could swamp campaign
The Hill ^ | 3/31/04 | Dick Morris

Posted on 04/01/2004 7:46:30 PM PST by Jean S

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To: Torie
"But I think Kerry's erosion has more to do with some voters' discomfort about the emerging character overall of John F. Kerry"

Exactly.... "Vote for me, I'm better than you". LOL

21 posted on 04/01/2004 8:24:17 PM PST by Darlin' ("I will not forget this wound to my country." President George W Bush, 20 Sept 2001)
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To: Torie
He may give an opening for Bush to sound like a traditional fiscally responsible Pubbie, which of course, is well, not his strong suit.

Buried in the news lately is Bush expressing dismay over the big spending plans coming out of Congress.
He wants them to trim it back.

The Bush campaign is being orchestrated by geniuses, and it is nice when you can get Congress on board to give you these kinds of openings. Of course, I'm not saying there is any collusion going on here or anything.....

22 posted on 04/01/2004 8:30:37 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: JeanS
Two thoughts on this piece.

First, Dick Morris is an evil genius. This:

We kept the ads off the air in New York and Washington. The press never noticed that we were advertising.

is so brilliantly evil that I expect Dick Morris to have a cameo at Dr. Evil's table in the next Austin Powers movie. Um.. but good if we steal it and use it to elect someone other than Clinton. So anyway...

News poll shows that voters agree that Bush would do a better job of fighting terror by 50-27 while crediting Kerry with doing the best at creating and protecting jobs by 48-31.

The American people still collectively have the economic understanding of a turnip. Ol'time liberal tax-&-spend Kerrey knows how to create and protect jobs? Sure, he can hire a few new towel boys for that mansion on the Riviera where he yucks it up with Jaques Chirac, but American businesses will create more jobs with Bush's tax cuts alone than all of Kerrey's pool cleaners combined. And that's not even considering what Kerrey's new taxes and over-regulation will do to job creation.

Ok... we're a nation of economic idiots. But at least we're not as lost as Candians. We'll still re-elect Bush in the end.

23 posted on 04/01/2004 8:32:19 PM PST by Snuffington
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To: Lancey Howard
Of course, I'm not saying there is any collusion going on here or anything

No, of course you're not. Absolutely not. You would never do that, ever. Ever? Well, hardly ever.

24 posted on 04/01/2004 8:37:08 PM PST by Torie
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To: cripplecreek
bttt
25 posted on 04/01/2004 9:23:40 PM PST by ConservativeMan55 (There is no problem so great that it cannot be solved with high powered explosives.)
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To: JeanS
All the more reason for GWB to connect the job issue with strong national security. A leader who is not to be trusted with national security puts our jobs at risk.
26 posted on 04/01/2004 9:23:58 PM PST by tkathy (Our economy, our investments, and our jobs DEPEND on powerful national security.)
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Bump!
27 posted on 04/01/2004 9:30:34 PM PST by auboy (Only you can prevent Freepathons. Become a monthly donor.)
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Let's play "fill-in-the-blank":

"The inability of the news media to understand what is really happening in ___________"

LOL

28 posted on 04/01/2004 9:37:52 PM PST by wingster
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"For all of his vaunted determination to avoid the mistakes of Mike Dukakis, John Kerry is making the same errors all over again. He is not answering Bush’s attacks. Bush’s ads hit Kerry for advocating a 50-cent hike in the gas tax. No answer.

The president’s negative commercials criticized Kerry for subordinating the defense of the United States to the decisions of the United Nations. No response from Kerry’s ads.

And when the incumbent told a frightened nation that Kerry wanted to weaken the homeland security protections of the USA Patriot Act, the Massachusetts Democrat was again silent."

Maybe Kerry's in the Bahama's following his ski vacation and his stint in the hospital. Maybe he only ran to get some vacation time from those grueling votes that he's never in D.C. for and to pay off his house.

29 posted on 04/01/2004 9:42:58 PM PST by wingster
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To: JeanS
Healthy economy, incumbent wins. No?
30 posted on 04/01/2004 11:49:09 PM PST by Graymatter
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To: JeanS
A Vote For Jean Qaerry Is Suicide For America
31 posted on 04/02/2004 12:05:52 AM PST by Enduring Freedom (Warrior Freepers Rule The Earth)
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To: Southack
He's still neck and neck with Bush, he's actually a couple of points AHEAD in the LA Times poll... I'm more concerned that we will elect a scum like this guy, than the possibility of a "Lautenburg-type" switcheroo.
32 posted on 04/02/2004 8:51:53 AM PST by NYC Republican
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To: NYC Republican
"while crediting Kerry with doing the best at creating and protecting jobs by 48-31."

This will begin to shift given Q1 (and spectacular March).

Clever Morris, this tactic: "kept the ads off the air in New York and Washington. The press never noticed that we were advertising. Month after month, we saw Dole’s negatives rising, but the media could never tell where it came from even though we were advertising on their own stations!"

33 posted on 04/02/2004 8:58:16 AM PST by paulsy
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To: Southack
We have got to back off of this guy until after their Boston convention.

I have been thinking the same thing. However, if the dims were to pull the switch-a-roo, I believe that it'll end up mortally wounding the party.

First of all, it show just how weak the party is if they cannot decide on a candidate.

Secondly, the dim party will look.... well.... undemocratic. Whomever the nominee is, will have been, "Selected not elected." We'll be able rub the dims noses in that phrase till election day. "Being decided in a smoke filled room" is another damning phrase that comes to mind.

Finally, if the dims were to dump Kerry, it also means that they explain why they are dumping him and it may also extend to dumping is political platform.

So while it may initially be scary that the dims dump Kerry, I believe it'll be a huge positive for the good guys in the long run.

34 posted on 04/02/2004 9:19:10 AM PST by FranklinsTower
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