2004 Presidential Election
Here's the debate schedule for the presidential election. Electoral-vote.com writes, "In case you missed the news, the presidential debate schedule has now been set. With the race so close, the debates could have a decisive impact. If you look closely, you will see that all four debates are being held at universities. Will this favor Kerry, who is widely perceived as an intellectual, or will it have precisely the opposite effect, boosting Bush's credibility as an intellectual? Also note that two debates are in biggest battleground states of the Midwest (Missouri and Ohio), one is in the Mother of All Battleground States, Florida, and the final one is in the Biggest Battleground in the West, Arizona. I can assure you that the chance these four particular states were chosen at random is outside the margin of error. Also, the order and format is not random. The first debate, which will get the most attention, is on domestic policy, Kerry's forte. The last debate, which people will remember most clearly on Nov. 2 is on foreign policy, Bush's strength. The one in the middle is a town hall format, which may give Bush a slight edge since he is widely perceived as a folksy, friendly kinda guy. On the other hand, audience questions are unpredictable, so broad knowledge of current affairs is a plus here. Probably neither candidate will wear a watch to avoid the most famous watch-looking event in the history of the world, the one that cost George H.W. Bush his reelection in 1992."
Here's the speaker lineup (partial) for the Republican National Convention:
Monday (not televised by networks) - John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Bloomberg - NYC mayor; Tuesday - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rod Paige - secretary of education, Laura Bush; Wednesday - Zell Miller - GA Senator, Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney; Thursday - George W. Bush, George Pataki - NY governor."
TalkLeft is pointing to a Protest Guide to the RNC.
Updated Taegan Goddard: "Here are the latest polls from the presidential race: North Carolina - Bush 51%, Kerry 45% (Survey USA); Kentucky - Bush 56%, Kerry 39% (Survey USA)."
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