NYT, pg1, Nagourney, Seelye: Bush, Kerry Focus Campaigns in 11 Key States

[DeepModem Mom]

Bush and Kerry Focus Campaigns on 11 Key States
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
and KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

Published: October 24, 2004


...."Where we are is where we ended in 2000: with a limited number of states that are very, very close," said Matthew Dowd, a senior adviser to Mr. Bush. "And the good news for us is more of those states are Gore states than Bush states."

Tad Devine, a senior Kerry adviser, disputed that assessment, arguing that Mr. Bush was struggling in two states that were the bedrock of his victory in 2000, Ohio and Florida. "We're in enough states to win a clear and convincing victory in the Electoral College," Mr. Devine said....

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Of the 11 states on this final battleground, representing 135 of the 538 electoral votes, Mr. Bush won Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire and Ohio in 2000. Of those, analysts and aides to both campaigns say Mr. Kerry has the best chance of winning New Hampshire, Ohio and Florida, while Nevada appears least likely to turn Democratic.

The Gore states in play are Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Of those, analysts and aides said Mr. Bush had the best chance of winning Wisconsin, Iowa and New Mexico.

A sudden surge by Mr. Bush in Michigan, a state that Mr. Kerry thought he had put away, caught both sides by surprise, and both men scheduled last-minute trips there for next week....


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/24/politics/campaign/24campaign.html?oref=login&pagewanted=all&position=

[fujiyama]

1. Ah now I realized

why they had that line about Bush having a "sudden surge" in MI.

I hadn't noticed that the article was written by Nagourney and Seelye. I'm not surprised.

[DeepModem Mom]

2. The entirety of the article, however, is not so bad for these two --

This paragraph, for example:

"Mr. Bush returned to the theme of terrorism during a campaign stop here in Fort Myers on Saturday, roaring into a rally in a procession of machine-gun-toting helicopters escorting Marine One as it settled, in a swirl of wind, in the middle of a field. It was a display of the power of incumbency and a reminder of a dominant theme of Mr. Bush's campaign. On television stations here this week, it was all terrorism all the time: images of the smoldering World Trade Center and Republican claims that Mr. Kerry would be weak in the face of terrorist threats."

[The Zanti Regent]

3. More BS from the Twitty Twins

It's hard to tell which one of these (Nagourney or Seelye) is the bigger PRESSTITUTE.

[Chelsea Patriot]

4. My Question: Is Seelye as Much a Friend of Tina as Nagourney?

Hey, Adam, are you sharing your pipe with Kitty Q.?

"A Sudden Surge by Mr. Bush in Michigan..." Tina helped you with that one, right Adam?

Oh, By the way, Adam, a Big "THANK YOU" to you for keeping your shirt on out on the dance floor.