Posted on 10/03/2004 3:07:34 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Just announced on CNN.
All the newbies seem to be attracted to these kinds of threads. All they do is talk about how bad Bush sucked and how even the "strongest supporters" wish we had a different nominee and that all the Bush supporters they know have either switched to Kerry or won't vote.
Dems stay home and watch TV to recoup from the party scene. Pubbies go out and enjoy October. /sarc.
Well, guess we'll know reasonably soon.
I'm thinking of letting some Freepers jump off a cliff. If they commit suicide we'll then have calm to analyze the internals when posted.
bookmarking for the internals
I still want proof. Any poll with 1% undecided sounds suspect. I would think CNN would be screaming about this but I have been watching and nothing.
I said 5 presidents not every term.
Clinton lost to Bush in the first debate, Bush lost to Gore in the First debate, Mondale lost to carter in there first debate. Screaming doom and gloom from one debate is stupid and reflects badly on FR.
As to why that happens to be the case, I'll let you figure it our for yourself.
It wasn't so much that W was awful, it was more that F'n appeared normal and almost likable. Most of the undecideds were people who were upset about Iraq, but did not trust or like Kerry personally.
He won them over. It will be tough to get them back. This will be a dogfight that goes down to the wire and either side can win it.
Also let me point out that even if the poll was true it only shows a tie.
they should have known that when they got Leherer they were gonna get biased questions.
Given this President has been attacked daily since the day after the elction in 2000, youd think they would be prepared for bias and hostility.
Don't hold it against me, but I live in the Boston area :-)
I think Bush does better in a town hall format then he is given credit for.
I could see he was terribly tired and drained, GW has aged 10 years in the past two.
Remember, that he and he alone has got to shoulder the responsibility for our troops and the safety of this Nation. And to have a miserable little manicured twit like Kerry make accusations of a wrong war and insinuate that the President is to blame for the death of the troops etc. just really pees me off.
I could see the hurt in GW's face and I know it cut thru his heart like a knife.
And now, to believe that half of this country wants this turd as their next president just absolutely makes me sick to my stomach.
As far as I'm concerned, I may even enjoy watching these simple minded, self centered people get their just rewards when they get the President of their choice, as they will deserve what he will bring to them. I'm 71 y/o seen combat in Korea 51-52 and two tours in VN in the sixties. So don't have that much to lose myself. Hopefully I will be able to get my family out, before the need to meet our attacker in the street of our cities.
Oh, there are a number of people looking to sow doubt and despair. They are likely not happy that they are being challenged.
I say, SHOW ME THE INTERNALS!! LOL
Remember that many undecided who do vote don't even start looking seriously at the election until one month to two weeks before the election, if that early.
He stood there with pursed lips and furrowed brow, and still couldn't defend his case for the Iraq war beyond soundbites that have been regurgitated, and regurgitated, and regurgitated.
I'm not the least bit exaggerating when I say that if you put me in a $500 suit, a $200 pair of shoes, hair done up real nice and good (to put it in the vernacular), I could have beat the pants of John Kerry, not that I'd want to, mind you.
It was really embarrassing. And I like President Bush, I really do. I think he's a good man, and a big picture guy, which I admire a lot. But for goodness sake, how can you be the President of the United States, and not be able to convincingly defend your decision to go to War in Iraq, when I can do it?
He needs to bring it, or he may find himself being the first sitting President to not be re-elected with that deal maker 50% approval rating. He may find himself the first sitting President to not be re-elected following a sizeable post labor day standing in the polls.
Clinton lost to Perot. Bush wasnt even in the debates. He kept looking at his watch
Like a swarm of locusts. We have a bad infestion going on here. The Cicada Brigade.
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