Labor (Dept) Memo Suggests Bush to Win Election

[cosmicone]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041029/ap_on_el_pr/bush_labor_memo&cid=694&ncid=2043

By LEIGH STROPE, AP Labor Writer

WASHINGTON - Labor Department (news - web sites) staff, analyzing statistics from private economists, report in an internal memo that President Bush (news - web sites) is likely to do "much better" in Tuesday's election than the polls are predicting.

The Kerry campaign said the analysis was an improper use of taxpayer money, and the Labor Department acknowledged Friday, "Clearly, this kind of armchair political analysis doesn't belong in government memos, even if they are entirely internal."

The Labor Department report, obtained by The Associated Press, includes an analysis of economic models that suggest Bush will beat Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites). Titled "In Focus: Predicting the Election Outcome," the memo says, "Nearly every single model has him winning."

"Some show the margin of victory being smaller than the models' inherent margin of error, while others report the lead as substantial. And this is without the consideration of a third-party candidate."

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Karlrovians did it !!!!

[displacedtexan]

1. Make sure you put "Labor Dept" in your subject line!

"Labor" would never release such a report.

[Krupskaya]

6. I second that!

I figured it was a memo from Doug McCarron, the president and asshole in chief of the Carpenters Union.

[Mountainman]

2. Bush's hand picked lackeys predict he will win. Yawn!

What do you think would have happened to Hitler's men if they told him that he was losing the war?

[stevietheman]

8. Big question

What Bush lackey is going to scrape Bush off the pavement after his big loss on 11/2?

[Downtown Hound]

3. These projections are based solely off of economic data

and don't take into account the fact that there's a war going on. They are garbage.

[George_S]

13. an analysis of economic models?

No wonder *'s economy is all wrong.

[joeunderdog]

18. How are those models doing in creating jobs from tax cuts? n/t

[Peanut Gallery]

19. Yup

Unemployment was up more than expected in a report today.

[southern democrat]

4. Bush's labor department has been wrong about so many things

I would have been way more worried if they would have said Kerry was more likely to win.

[Democat]

5. Bush supporters predict Bush victory

Next thing you know, Drudge will be posting lies about Kerry and Fox will be sucking up to Bush. :)

[Cocoa]

7. doesn't the Labor department have better things to do?

isn't their excuse for discontinuing the reporting of mass layoffs that they didn't have the resources?

[aquart]

9. Is this the same economic model that doesn't include job loss?

These fellas are top notch. The only jobs they're protecting are their own.

[Sinnerman]

10. Former Clinton Adviser says Clinton quietly wants ........

Bush to win. Say yesterdays speech mentions Kerry's name once. and is immediately supporting Wife for 2008 Run.

THIS IS 100% BS..... Dick Morris is a bastard

[Media_Lies_Daily]

11. Bush supporters are resorting to chugging 32-oz glasses of Koolaid.

[denverbill]

12. Hmm. Economists using economic models to predict social outcomes.

Economics, a science in which two leading economists can get the Nobel prize in economics in the same year for saying the exact opposite thing.

I think I'll stick with the Packers-Redskins game as a more accurate predictor, thanks.

[Diana52]

14. Jobless Numbers

Did they happen to mention that the jobless claims increased another 20,000 this week?

GOTV

[The_Casual_Observer]

15. No wonder. The economic data that we get from the labor dept

has been the biggest pile of bullshit bush campaign literature. Any doubt that it would indicate a bush win?

[Whoa_Nelly]

16. Currently, Zogby has Kerry and * tied

http://zogby.com/

[Supersedeas]

17. Taxpayer dollars working toward * political end-Conservative like McCain?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

20. gigo

garbage in, garbage out