 2004 Presidential Election
John Kerry will be seeking votes in one of the reddest parts of Colorado today, according to the Rocky Mountain News [August 6, 2004, "Kerry stumps for rural Colorado vote"]. From the article, "Lamar and La Junta. The towns are the only two Colorado stops on the candidates' old-fashioned, whistle-stop journey west. The last presidential candidate to visit La Junta was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who delivered remarks from the rear platform of a 10-car special train on Oct. 12, 1936, during his campaign for a second term. However, since the valley towns were on the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System from Chicago to Los Angeles, other presidents, dignitaries and even movie stars stepped off railroad's silver streamliners for a breath of fresh air over the years." Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [August 7, 2004, "La Junta packing a trainload of excitement for Kerry visit"].
Taegan Goddard: "New polls. The latest national poll from The Economist shows Sen. John Kerry leading President Bush, 48% to 43%. More striking, however, is that 58% of those surveyed were disatisfied with 'the way things were going in the United States' and 53% disapproved of President Bush's job performance. In the latest AP poll, Kerry leads Bush 48% to 45%. Bush led by four points in the last poll. California - Kerry 51%, Bush 40% (Field Poll); Michigan - Kerry 52%, Bush 41% (Survey USA); New Hampshire - Kerry 49%, Bush 42% (American Research Group); Florida - Kerry 48%, Bush 48% (Strategic Vision); Florida - Kerry 50%, Bush 43% (American Research Group); Pennsylvania - Kerry 51%, Bush 43% (Strategic Vision); Michigan - Kerry 50%, Bush 44% (Rasmussen); Oregon - Kerry 47%, Bush 41% (Rasmussen); New Jersey - Kerry 51%, Bush 38% (Rasmussen)."
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