2004 Presidential Election
President Bush is leading by a large margin amongst Colorado veterans, according to a recent Denver Post poll [August 29, 2004, "Bush has edge with vets"]. From the article, "Colorado veterans have doubts about whether President Bush and his Democratic opponent, John Kerry, are telling the truth about their military experience during the Vietnam War, a Denver Post poll shows. Those veterans, according to the poll, overwhelmingly back Bush over Kerry when it comes to terrorism and Iraq - the centerpiece of Kerry's platform at the Democratic National Convention last month...Overall, 54 percent of the Colorado veterans said they would vote for Bush, and 38 percent said they would support Kerry."
Protests are in full swing in New York, according to the AP via Rocky Mountain News [August 29, 2004, "Abortion-rights activists march in N.Y"]. From the article, "Saturday's protests were expected to be a mere prelude to Sunday, when a huge anti-war march was to pass by the convention site and end at Union Square Park in Manhattan. Organizers of that march have said it could draw 250,000 people. The city refused to allow a rally in Central Park, but organizers suggested protesters could spontaneously gather there anyway after the march."
Electoral-vote.com: "In California, Rasmussen has a poll taken Aug. 16-26, which makes it more recent than the strange Survey USA poll ending Aug. 18, so Kerry's lead in California is now 9%, with Kerry at 51% and Bush at 42%. It is closer than it was though. The New York Times has an editorial today calling for the electoral college to be abolished. The editors want a direct election of the President. Sounds good to me. The electoral college belongs in the Smithsonian Institution, perhaps next to its exhibit on ancient voting machines. Good news on the voting front: A Florida judge has ruled that Florida law requires a manual recount under certain circumstances. The touch-screen voting machines currently in use in Florida do not have this capability and thus violate the law. The Florida secretary of state, Glenda Hood, is fighting this ruling. If it is upheld on appeal, the voting procedure will have to be changed in a number of counties. Could this be the first of many Supreme Court cases this year? Bad news on the voting front: The Missouri secretary of state, has decided to allow Missouri soliders in Iraq to vote by e-mail. The National Committee for Voting Integrity has condemned this decision as too sensitive to fraud. Also, the secrecy of the vote has been called into question. If a solider knows that his commanding officer might see how he voted, that might influence who he votes for."
Knight-Ridder has an article on undecided voters. From the article, "There are only about 2.6 million of them, but they could hold the future of the nation in their hands. They are the undecideds, voters who haven't firmly made up their minds between George W. Bush and John Kerry. If this year's election is as close as expected, they are likely to decide it." Thanks to the Daily Kos for the link.
On the eve of the Republican National Convention I want to remind readers about the RNC Bloggers aggregator run by Dave Winer.
John Perry Barlow has the details for Dancemobs in New York.
Is any U.S. based presidential website as comprehensive as this one from the Nederlands? So many links and graphics. What fun.
travislafrance.com: "But by and large the Republicans were indistinguishable from the sweaty mass of New Yorkers swilling beer on a 90-degree summer night. Which I suppose is part of the reason they are so dangerous."
Taegan Goddard: "New Polls. A national Zogby/Williams poll of 20,900 voters finds Sen. John Kerry leading President Bush, 50.8% to 46.7%, among likely voters, with only 2.4% 'undecided or so soft in their support of either candidate that they could easily change.' The margin of error was less than 1 percentage point. Meanwhile, a CNN analysis of state polls concludes Bush leads in the electoral college by 274-264. The Electoral Vote Predictor still has Kerry leading, 270 to 259."
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