What's our best issue in 2004?

[Fixated]

Iraq? The economy? From what front should we launch our campaign?

I think Iraq is our biggest winner.

[ThomWV]

1. Constitution

The errosion of our constitutionally guaranteed rights.

[meegbear]

2. I agree

that fact should be reminded by the candidate every day, even after election day, win or lose.

[kyrasdad]

3. that everything is run by the Repugs

and still nothing is getting done...

[Redbear]

4. Competence.

simple as that.

[blm]

20. Exactly. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda should have been defeated at Tora Bora,

and Americans wouldn't be in such fear today. But, Bush FAILED MISERABLY there and Al Qaeda strengthened its forces due to Bush's military incompetence.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Accountability...

for Iraq, for the economy, for broken foreign relations, and for giant backwards leaps in civil,constitutional, and basic human rights. Start there...and let it snowball.

[sangh0]

6. Credibility first

Then national security, followed by the economy

[htuttle]

13. I agree. Credibility

Nobody believes Bush anymore. Not just here, but as importantly, in the rest of the world.

The President was caught lying not only to his people, but the UN and other world leaders. Not about any old blow job, either. Important stuff. In fact, a number of those allied countries' leaders are in deep shit with their own people, due to the lies Bush told (and they apparently believed).

I don't see how Bush is able to function effectively on the world stage when nobody believes a word he says. In fact, it's obvious he CAN'T function effectively anymore (if ever). Time for him to go before our country is discredited even further.

[Deja Q]

7. QUALITY jobs and healthcare reform

Point out what corporations are doing (aka IT and the credit industries which are moving all sorts of private stuff outside the US where it's going to get hacked, duh.)

Ask people not of the economy as a whole but the quality of the jobs people have and if they're stable. Sure, the economy may be going up, but I've seen tons of Help Wanted stores at Target, et al. Yeah, right, that $50k/yr job having gone bye-bye, that Target job sure as well come in handy when it's only part time and pays $7/hr. Also point out that many new jobs are part time to avoid the benefits issue...

Remind the public that bush* OPENLY SUPPORTS that foreign outsourcing. No president with a brain would ever criticize the American public, nor should bushbastard* get away with his vile insult.

Gouging by the medical industry is going to fucking KILL US. We've got to press this home and get the people to understand.

America cannot possibly continue on its current course of shit jobs for American citizens, asinine healthcare costs, et cetera. Everything is out of whack. And it's got to be fixed. NOW.

And somebody superglue Rick Kahn's mouth shut and stop selling solvents. He spoke once and it cost us thanks to idiot voters who vote out of spite, rather than their futures (WHAT SHEER IDIOTS THEY ARE, DON'T DENY THE TRUTH!). We don't need it to happen again. Voting out of spite is just plain stupid. Especially these days.

Oh yeah, NAFTA has cost American workers a lot. Avoid the "democrats" who will support it and the upcoming FTAA - which is like NAFTA but involves a whopping 31 more countries. If you think it's bad now, just wait.

[David Zephyr]

10. Yes. Quality Jobs and Healthcare.

n/t

[mb7588a]

8. environment

This is the one issue that Bush is 100% vulnerable, and all agree that bush sucks for the environment with the exception of maybe big corporations.

[denverbill]

9. Bush versus himself, ala the Daily Show.

Bush has done a 180 degree turn on virtually everything he campaigned on, except tax cuts. If we focus on what an enormous fuck-up he's been relating to what he said he was going to do, he'll look really bad.

However, "Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago" should definitely resonate. Simple question, simple answer. 4 years ago, we were at peace, the economy was blazing, my 401K was skyrocketing, employment was strong. Now, we're in a permanent war, the economy sucks, my 401K is in the toilet, and employment is strong (in China).

[RichM]

11. "We're the lesser evil."

We only do what the R's want 98% of the time -- which means we stand up to them 2% of the time! Not only that, but fewer of us are war criminals than the Repubs! Vote for us!

[redqueen]

17. LMAO!

This is why accountability would backfire like a mofo. IWR anyone?

IMO we need to focus on Jobs & Healthcare.

[ElementaryPenguin]

12. BUSH!!!!

He's a human wrecking ball!! Ignorant, arrogant, belligerent, corrupt, warmongering, treasoness traitor - a combination Adolph Hilter meets Richard Nixon meets Chancey Gardner meets Herbert Hoover meets Benedict Arnold!

[Bandit]

14. Stop the Lying

Remove the LIARS and restore Democracy. Restore honor and dignity to America Remove the Bush* Cabal

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

15. It depends on the candidate

Bush AWOL? That won't do any good if Dean is our nominee.

[SeattleRob]

16. Corruption + Integrity

No bid contracts, the fleecing of the west coast by Enron, selling
our government to the highest bidder, corporate welfare, Dick Cheney,
Wall Street.... The list goes on and on

[kentuck]

18. Bill Clinton

Actually Bill Clinton's economy and style of governing...

[Fixated]

19. ......

After looking at this, settling on one is just so hard.