It's time for Bush to Get Worried!

[Quixote1818]

http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/10-15b-04.asp

Frank Luntz is a Republican Pollster

Its time for Bush to get worried
By Frank Luntz
October 15, 2004

The big story of the US presidential election up to Thursday was how few undecided voters there were. Now the final presidential debate is over, these voters have essentially made up their minds - and it is George W.Bush who should be worried. If John Kerry is elected the 44th president, it will be because of a single night in Miami, Florida, when he came to debate and Mr. Bush came to - well, no one is quite sure. The double-digit lead that Gallup polls, long considered an authority for presidential polling, gave Mr. Bush after the Republican convention was fully erased by that fateful 90-minute confrontation.

Step by step, debate-by-debate, John Kerry has addressed and removed many remaining doubts among uncommitted voters. My own polling research after each debate suggests a rather bleak outlook for the Bush candidacy: many who still claim to be “undecided” are in fact leaning to Mr. Kerry and are about ready to commit.


http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/10-15b-04.asp

[AVID]

1. nah. . . .* will be just fine (wink, wink)

Don't wwant him doing anything "drastic"

[wakeup call]

2. Does Someone Who Plans to Steal an Election...

Worry?

As far a 'legitmate' win goes (since for some reason in this clash of reality and the bizzaro world we refer to as the 2004 campaign, the swift boat smears is not discounted as "cheap and tawdry" but referring to the Vice-President's openly gay daughter as a lesbian is), I think the pooch was really screwed in the first debate - the performance actually improved markedly after that. Not that I would say it was like, "good" or anything, but I don't think he ever topped his moments from debate 1 or even 2 in debate 3. Though it is true he never recovered from the ground he ceded - after months of trying to sell himself as the stead-fast one with resolve, he just blew it.

The story of the 2004 campaign will be this:

Don't get cocky.

And don't not prepare for you're first debate even though you think you'll win it in a walk because it's your "best issue."

And don't install a total screw-up as your President.

Join in the Great Kiss Off on October 19th!

[newyawker99]

3. Hi wakeup call!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Kazak]

4. Bush* worried = not good.

Don't worry George, everything is going fabulously!

;)

[umtalal]

5. Frank Luntz wants to get rehired by MSNBC. don't pay attention to him