2004 Presidential Election
Here's an analysis of President Bush's problems 5 months before the election from the Denver Post [May 24, 2004, "It's Iraq, stupid, that's hurting Bush"]. From the article, "(That leaves) the Bush administration's inability to bring stability and security to Iraq, as the central cause of his current problems. He has done all he can to pump the economy with deficit spending and tax cuts. Iraq is what he has to fix."
Transcript of General Zinni's appearance on 60 Minutes last night.
Update: The Wall Street Journal had the rundown for the battleground states. Check out the cool graphics (The WSJ seems to be Slashdotted, it took a few seconds to load the whole page). States that are in President Bush's column today (according to Zogby International), are Arkansas, Iowa, Tennessee and West Virginia. Senator Kerry leads in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington (Go Will!), and Wisconsin. Thanks to the Daily Kos for the link.
Update: Meanwhile, BlogsForBush is pointing out that employment numbers from the battleground states is looking up.
Update: CBS: "Even though opinions of Bush's Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, haven't changed much, Bush's troubles have given Kerry a clear lead in the horserace -- if the November election were being held today. Independent voters seem to have been especially affected. Overall, 49 percent of registered voters now say they would vote for Kerry, 41 percent for Bush."
Update: Bob Whitson: "President George Bush's bid to stop international action to combat global warming faces failure this weekend, as he is left more isolated than ever before both at home and abroad. Russia's President Vladimir Putin - who will effectively decide whether the Kyoto Protocol stands or falls - announced on Friday that his country would 'rapidly move towards ratification' in the wake of a complex deal with the European Union." Whitson has the best header graphic on the web.
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