 2004 Presidential Election
Taegan Goddard: "New polls. Here are the latest state polls from the presidential race: Wisconsin - Kerry 48%, Bush 42% (American Research Group); Florida - Kerry 47% Bush 44% (American Research Group)."
CBS News: "In this poll, Senators Kerry and Edwards have a 49 percent to 44 percent lead over the GOP ticket of President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney. "
The Denver Post editorial staff takes a stab at the issues for voters here in the West [July 17, 2004, "How the West will be won"]. From the editorial, "Environmental issues haven't played a large role in the presidential race so far, but they will carry weight with many voters in a region that is being contested by both parties. We look forward to seeing both Bush and Kerry devote some serious energy to concerns of a region that is dominated in so many ways by federal land and resource ownership. Where, for example, do the candidates stand on a national drought policy - similar to the revised National Flood Insurance Program - that would enable farmers and ranchers to adequately recover for drought losses? Much of the West is in the midst of a six-year drought. This is no longer just bad weather. For many, it has become an economic tragedy. Since the West accounts for 75 percent of the nation's metals production, voters will be interested to learn the candidates' stand on a national minerals policy. Metals produced in the region are critical to the Western economy, and to national security - they provide vital base materials for satellites, aircraft, electronics and telecommunications. There are strong reasons to tap a reliable domestic supply rather than going overseas, and the federal approach must also include pragmatic environmental safeguards."
Senator John Kerry, a native Coloradan of sorts (he was born at Fitzsimons Army Hospital), is going to start a seven state cross-country tour to the Democratic Convention, in Aurora, according to the Denver Post [July 17, 2004, "Kerry picks Aurora to start seven-state trek to convention"]. From the article, "Sen. John Kerry plans to start a cross-country journey to the Democratic National Convention from his birthplace in Aurora on Friday, according to campaign officials. Kerry will join his running mate, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, and their families, said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, a co-chair of the Kerry campaign in Colorado." Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [July 17, 2004, "Kerry's visit: return of the native"].
Mike Littwin travelled the country to report on the Red/Blue divide. He writes about what he found in his column in today's Rocky [July 17, 2004, "Littwin: On the road to the 2004 election"]. Says Littwin, "You go out into the country. You listen. You might learn. I went to three states, spending three weeks asking people many more than three questions. After it was over, I wasn't sure how enduring the divide is, or all its root causes or whether we'd even be talking about it - there are no riots this time, after all - if the race didn't seem so important and yet so close. You don't find definitive answers in three weeks. What I did find was people willing to look into the divide - or is it an abyss? - and tell us what they saw."
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