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« Previous EntriesNot Quite The Bounce They Needed
Saturday, July 31st, 2004DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe said that after Kerry picked his running mate and accepted the nomination at the Democrat’s convention that he we’d like see Kerry “anywhere from eight to twelve points up.”
Matthew Dowd, Chief Strategist of the Bush-Cheney ‘04 campaign said historical analysis suggested “Kerry should have a leard of more than 15 points coming out the convention.”
They were both wrong.
The bounce was a whopping 4 points, according to Newsweek.
Kerry’s four-point “bounce” is the smallest in the history of the NEWSWEEK poll. There are several factors that may have contributed to the limited surge, including the timing of the poll. On Thursday, Kerry had just a two-point lead over Bush (47 percent to 45 percent), suggesting that his Friday night speech had a significant impact. Additionally, Kerry’s decision to announce his vice-presidential choice of John Edwards three weeks before the convention may have blunted the gathering’s impact. And limited coverage by the three major networks also may have hurt Kerry.
With the constant attacks against Bush the past few months, including a number of books and Michael Moore’s propaganda film Fahrenheit 911, Kerry’s current standing is quite weak. During the month of August the Bush campaign will rise up and go on the offensive, not only deflating the Kerry bounce, but also sending the Kerry-Edwards campaign into freefall.
Be afraid Kerry, be very afraid.
Hillary Diddy
Thursday, July 29th, 2004At the DNC tonight:
Hillary and Sean “Puff Daddy/P. Diddy” Combs…
There’s a campaign poster for ya…
Kerry’s Dukakis Moment
Monday, July 26th, 2004
Are You Kidding Me?
Sunday, July 25th, 2004I just found this story on CNN:
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) — A state appeals court ruled that a verbal agreement between a woman and her sperm donor was invalid, and ordered the man to pay child support for the woman’s twins.
The three-judge panel ruled Thursday that the deal between Joel McKiernan and Ivonne Ferguson — in which McKiernan donated his sperm and would not be obligated to pay any support — was unenforceable because of “legal, equitable and moral principles.”
Despite an agreement that appeared to be a binding contract, the father is obligated to provide financial support, the court decided.
“It is the interest of the children we hold most dear,”‘ wrote Senior Judge Patrick Tamalia.
I’m sorry, but this is bull. This guy helps a woman out by giving her a chance to have children, signs a contrac and everything… This is a woman who intentionally went about having children while apparently single, or unable to care for the children on her own.
This just goes to show you how the courts hate fathers and blindly side with mothers.
Socialists For Kerry
Sunday, July 25th, 2004The Democratic Socialists of America Political Action Committee is officially urging its members to work for the election of John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
“Kerry was hardly the first choice of our members,” said Frank Llewellyn, national director of the DSA. “Most supported Dennis Kucinich or Howard Dean in the Democratic primary elections and would be very critical of Senator Kerry’s voting record on trade issues, as well as his support for the resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq; but the most important concern of our members now is to defeat Bush.”
I wonder if the Kerry campaign is going to have t-shirts made.
The Democratic Socialists of America’s chief organizing goal is to work within the Democratic Party and remove the stigma attached to “socialism” in the eyes of most Americans.
“Stress our Democratic Party strategy and electoral work,” explains an organizing document of the DSA. “The Democratic Party is something the public understands, and association with it takes the edge off. Stressing our Democratic Party work will establish some distance from the radical subculture and help integrate you to the milieu of the young liberals.”
Nevertheless, the goal of the Democratic Socialists of America has never been deeply hidden. Prior to the cleanup of its website in 1999, the DSA included a song list featuring “The Internationale,” the worldwide anthem of communism and socialism. Another song on the site was “Red Revolution” sung to the tune of “Red Robin.” The lyrics went: “When the Red Revolution brings its solution along, along, there’ll be no more lootin’ when we start shootin’ that Wall Street throng. …” Another song removed after WorldNetDaily’s expose was “Are You Sleeping, Bourgeoisie?” The lyrics went: “Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie. And when the revolution comes, We’ll kill you all with knives and guns, Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie.”
In the last three years, the Progressive Caucus has been careful to moderate its image for mainstream consumption.
I guess supporting Kerry can “moderate its image” a little.
Maybe not.
45% of Bay Staters Say Kerry Should Quit The Senate
Saturday, July 24th, 2004The Democratic National Convention hasn’t started yet, but the partisan gamesmanship is already underway in Boston. The Republican National Committee yesterday released a poll it commissioned that says nearly half of Massachusetts voters believe John F. Kerry should resign from the Senate as he runs for president.
In a survey of 500 Bay State voters conducted last Sunday and Monday, 59 percent said they ”are concerned” that Kerry ”missed 70 percent of the votes in the Senate over the last two years” and 45 percent say he should resign his Senate seat, according to an RNC spokeswoman, Christine Iverson.
The survey by Public Opinion Strategies also said: By a ratio of 51 percent to 31 percent, Massachusetts voters believe President Bush is ”more decisive” than Kerry; 53 percent say he is ”not a serious legislator” and more concerned about raising his national profile; and by a better-than-3-to-1 ratio think he would raise taxes if elected president.
Who knows how accurate the poll is, but it’s tough to cook a poll using Massachusetts voters…
Caged, Like Animals
Saturday, July 24th, 2004
Drudge is a little behind the curve on this one, but it is true… Protesters of the Democrat’s Convention next week are being pushed out of view from the convention in a caged off area. These caged off areas have been given such euphemisms as “demonstration zone” and “free speech zone.”
With protesters out of sight, one can only wonder how much media attention will be given to them compared to the protesters who will be at the Republican Convention.
Kerry Anti-Terror Plan Removed From Campaign Web Site After Berger Revelation
Thursday, July 22nd, 2004Shortly after news broke that former Clinton administration National Security Advisor Samuel “Sandy” Berger was being investigated by the Justice Department for illegally removing highly classified documents from the National Archives, the presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) removed its anti-terror plan from its web site.
Republicans have suggested that the information contained in the documents was used to formulate Kerry’s policy, but are limited in proving those charges because the material is still classified. The sudden disappearance of the policy from the campaign web site that coincided with Berger’s dismissal supports Republicans’ contention that the purloined data formed the basis of at least part of the Democratic candidate’s homeland security program.
The link to the policy is now defunct, but the original page was temporarily preserved in a Google cache. The Kerry release outlining the policy is also archived on the conservative discussion board FreeRepublic.com (web site).
Interesting indeed. Read the whole story.
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