More gray hair for Kerry supporters:
CNN survey: Bush widens lead in Electoral College
Kerry holds tenuous leads in six key states
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush this week reached a symbolic milestone, overtaking Democratic challenger John Kerry in New Hampshire and Iowa to claim more than 300 electoral votes in CNN's weekly Electoral College scorecard.If the election were held today, Bush would receive 301 electoral votes to Kerry's 237, according to a CNN survey based on state polling as well as interviews with campaign aides and independent analysts. A candidate wins the election with 270 electoral votes, regardless of the popular vote.
In three of the four weeks since he accepted the GOP nomination at Madison Square Garden on September 2, Bush has overtaken Kerry in one state Al Gore carried four years ago, a trend that forces Kerry's campaign into an increasingly defensive posture. Gore won Iowa by 1 percentage point in 2000 and lost New Hampshire by about the same margin.
Bush currently leads in 33 states, including the country's entire southern rim (except California) and the mountain and plains regions. ...
To put this in prespective, this means Bush could lose Florida and still win the election. Clearly this would represent a wider margin than his win over Gore.
The Cintonistas have their work cut out for them.
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- "Rathergate"....the gift... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Hunter | September 23, 2004 11:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
- "Rathergate"....the gift that just keeps on giving....
1. Posted by Hunter | September 23, 2004 11:38 PM |
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Posted on September 23, 2004 23:38
2. Posted by Moseby | September 23, 2004 11:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Or...the Clintonistas are setting the stage for hillary in 2008...especially since they added lapdogs Begala and Carville to the team.
Carville: "Hey John...go out there and say something reeaally stupid".
Kerry: "Dotay Tennessee"
2. Posted by Moseby | September 23, 2004 11:53 PM |
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Posted on September 23, 2004 23:53
3. Posted by tony | September 24, 2004 2:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And just wait until the Republicans finish their plan to take the vote away from the minorities and the old people!!! 400 electoral votes! 450 even!!!
And could someone tell CNN to NEVER EVER EVER use the phrase "southern rim" again? Please?
3. Posted by tony | September 24, 2004 2:51 AM |
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Posted on September 24, 2004 02:51
4. Posted by Jim Kouri | September 24, 2004 7:10 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
A CBS News poll has Bush leading Kerry 49-40 percent. The most conservative poll appears to be Fox News' which has Bush leading Kerry 48-44. I don't think Kerry calling the new Iraqi prime minister a liar yesterday helps his campaign when 63 percent of Americans continue to support the war.
4. Posted by Jim Kouri | September 24, 2004 7:10 AM |
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Posted on September 24, 2004 07:10
5. Posted by Harvey | September 24, 2004 10:20 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"I don't think Kerry calling the new Iraqi prime minister a liar yesterday helps his campaign "
Jim - SHHHHH! Not so loud!
*AHEM* DID YOU SEE KERRY'S NUMBERS SKYROCKET AFTER THAT SPEECH? WOW! HE SHOULD TALK LIKE THAT MORE OFTEN!
5. Posted by Harvey | September 24, 2004 10:20 AM |
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Posted on September 24, 2004 10:20
6. Posted by Peter | September 24, 2004 12:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's a beautiful thing. The Democrat rank and file is split almost down the middle on the whole war on terror. They are even about forty percent in favor of the Iraq invasion and atempted rebuilding.
There is nothing that The Hee-row can say without pissing of at least a third of his base.
6. Posted by Peter | September 24, 2004 12:40 PM |
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Posted on September 24, 2004 12:40
7. Posted by jimb | September 26, 2004 2:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This means the Democrats will be even more desperate and will be sure to pull more dirty tricks to try to steal the ellection again.
7. Posted by jimb | September 26, 2004 2:29 PM |
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Posted on September 26, 2004 14:29