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[Guava Jelly]

A Vote for Bush is a Vote for John Ashcroft.
People are freaked out by this religeoNut.
Do you know anyone that approves of this cat fearen oil anointing statue drapping Chong incarceraten salem witch hunten Patriot act abusen jurasic era Wing nut job?

[doni_georgia]

1. A lot of Asscroft supporters where I live

I live in the heart of the Bible belt - a church on every corner (many with more than one on every corner). Almost everyone around here is either a Baptist or a Pentecostal. These folks LOVE Ashcroft. We went to a church for a while where all they could do was talk about how Bush had to have God's support, because he chose Ashcroft. I have a lot of kids in my class whose parents are major religious right fanatics. We were discussing the 2 party system in social studies, and one kid came out and said, "Well, if you are a Christian, you can't be a Democrat." I nearly lost it! Thankfully there are many African American kids who are very religious in my class whose parents are politically active, and one of them set that kid straight. But, that is the prevailing attitude around here. I am part of a small, ,very small, handful of liberals in this district. BUT I will say that the economy has gotten some of those around (mostly blue collar types) to say they aren't voting for Bush again. My point, is out in conservative areas, attacking AShcroft would be a BAD move for Democrats. Out here and places like where I live, they need to stay focused on the economy.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Welcome to DU, doni!

I live near Springfield, MO, HOME of Ashcroft. Although there are a lot of right wingers around, there are still plenty of liberals. But they all know that a vote for Bush keeps Ashcroft in power, and have no intention of voting Republican. Like doni, what I've found when talking to people in general is that they are worried most about the economy. Keep hammering at that and you'll peel Bush voters away from the GOP. Talk about Ashcroft, and they may dig in their heels.

[Lindsay]

3. I saw a clip of a speech by Kerry

yesterday and he mentioned "an Attorney General who's not John Ashcroft."

That plays well to the Democrats, but I s'pose he's got to be more careful when trying to reach the undecided.

Me...Ashcroft scares the heck outta me. I think my next cat will be a calico....