Bush faces nuclear fallout in Nevada over £60bn mountain of radioactive wa

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In February 2002, just over a year after taking office, President Bush recommended the Yucca Mountain site to Congress. But many voters remembered that, as a candidate in September 2000, Mr Bush promised not to approve the site until it had been "deemed scientifically safe", a formulation that is credited with helping him win the state.

Four years on, and with the project stalled by legal challenges to its scientific justification, those words may come back to haunt the president in what has become a swing state. A recent poll showed that Yucca Mountain was the top issue for 3% of registered voters. "Given what's going on in this country, 3% is huge," said Ms Maze Johnson.

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Also in August, Mr Bush told a rally in Las Vegas: "I said I would make a decision based upon science, not politics ... and that's exactly what I did."

Ms Maze Johnson said: "The president called it sound science. I call it botched science. We're not partisan, but Kerry has been with us when we've needed his vote, which isn't easy for someone from the north-east."

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No mention is made of the native American name for the mountain, Moving Hill, nor scientists' nickname for it, Old Leaky. Nor is there space for a Geological Society of America report which warned that should moisture enter the mountain where nuclear waste is stored in bundles of rods, "radioactive volcanoes could form on the surface".

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[WI_DEM]

1. I thought this would tip the state to Kerry

but latest poll gives Bush a 10-point lead in Nevada. But hopefully its wrong.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. It was a pro Bush poll. We are winning Nevada. eom

[TankLV]

3. It's wrong - it's at most for bunkerboy a tie, but most polls have Kerry

ahead by 1 or 2 points.

[aquart]

4. Didn't George campaign saying he was against Yucca?

[Lakerstan]

5. Terry McAuliffe said today Bush by 1 in NV

also said 10 point poll is bogus and the 1 point Bush lead in NV is based on a "very thorough" poll.

Time to GOTV in NV!

Yucca Mountain!
Yucca Mountain!
Yucca Mountain!

[Spangle]

6. I wondered about this issue

At the time, I figured they were regreting going for Bush in 2000 and would pay him back NOW. This "tie" of sorts going on there, it really has been suprising me. This issue goes past party loyalty. It goes to family safty. I just don't understand anyone from there voting for Bush after him breaking his campaign promise over this issue.

[Moderator]

7. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=922548&mesg_id=922548