2004 Presidential Election
Senator John Kerry left Colorado last night to head to St. Louis for tonight's second Presidential debate. He took the opportunity to zing the President on the War in Iraq, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 8, 2004, "Trail of 'deception'"]. The President will be in Colorado on Monday and will undoubtedly zing back. From the article, "John Kerry stood before a snow-capped Rocky Mountain backdrop Thursday and accused President Bush of overblowing charges of Saddam Hussein's weapons programs, changing his rationale for invading Iraq and of a 'pattern of deception' that extends from Baghdad to America's classrooms. The Democratic nominee ended his three-day Colorado stay saying Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney 'may well be the last two people on the planet who won't face the truth about Iraq.'"
Meanwhile the President is waffling a bit saying the Sadam Hussein was gaming the U.N. Oil for Food program, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 8, 2004, "Bush shifts gears on Iraq"]. The American Kestrel has been on this story for months now.
Here's an article from the Rocky about the recent AP/Ipsos poll showing Senator Kerry leading President Bush 50% to 46% [October 8, 2004, "Kerry gains slight edge in latest poll"].
The Denver Post is reporting that President Bush is leading Senator Kerry 50% to 41% in Colorado [October 8, 2004, "Colo. poll has Bush in front"]. From the article, "The poll of 630 randomly selected voters, conducted by telephone Monday through Wednesday, shows that 7 percent of Colorado's voters are still unsure how they'll vote Nov. 2. Two percent support independent candidates, including Ralph Nader. The poll, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc."
The Denver Post has some of the details regarding the President's plans next week in Colorado [October 7, 2004, "Bush to lead rally Tuesday at Colorado Springs arena"].
Electoral-vote.com: "There are 48 new polls today in a total of 25 states. The bottom line is that Kerry is continuing to surge. He now has more than the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to be elected president. However, his margin is razor thin in many states. Still, this is a remarkable comeback. From the electoral college graph you can see how steep his rise has been. All of this gain is undoubtedly due to the first debate. Needless to say, tonight's debate will be extremely important for both candidates."
Blogs for Bush: "According to yesterday's Rasmussen Electoral College Projections, George W. Bush is leading with 240 electoral votes and John Kerry is trailing with 169. Eleven states with 129 electoral votes are still toss-ups. This is largest lead the President has had in these projections."
The Jib Jab kids are at it again with their new flash piece, "Good to be in D.C."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "President Bush and Sen. John Kerry 'are again deadlocked,' 45% to 45% among likely voters, according to a new Time magazine poll. Of particular interest is that Kerry now beats Bush on 'likeability.' 'A key reason for Kerry[base ']s resurgence was that he recaptured a large lead among female voters. Females now support Kerry over Bush by 12 points, 50% to 38%. Pre-debate, the Time Poll found women split evenly, 44% Kerry, 43% Bush.' A Democracy Corps survey of likely voters shows Kerry leading Bush 49% to 48% nationally and ahead 50% to 47% in the battleground states. The latest Associated Press/Ipsos-Public Affairs poll 'indicates that the shape of the contest has changed, as Democratic challengers Kerry-Edwards (50%) edge narrowly ahead of Bush-Cheney (46%) among likely voters.'"
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