Pat Robertson: Bush has 'blown a major lead' (CNN)

[jefferson_dem]

Um...this story is from four years ago, October 2000! See a pattern here, people?

Pat Robertson: Bush has 'blown a major lead'
October 1, 2000
Web posted at: 2:01 p.m. EDT (1801 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Criticizing the Republican presidential campaign as unfocused, Pat Robertson, founder and president of the Christian Coalition, said Sunday that George W. Bush has "blown a major lead" in the race for the White House and risks losing unless he "comes out swinging like a fighter" against Democrat Al Gore.

Speaking on CBS' Face The Nation, Robertson called the margin between the two candidates "razor thin" and said Bush had done little in recent weeks to energize his conservative base. He noted that the Republican candidate failed to appear at the coalition's convention in Washington, sending a videotaped message Saturday instead.

"They figure they've got the conservative base locked up and they don't have to worry about it," Robertson said. "So the play is to the independents, the swing voters .... It's a dangerous strategy just to ignore your base, especially to play like something you're not."

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"He has blown a major lead, and the campaign has lost focus in these last several weeks," Robertson said of Bush. "And people keep saying, 'Will he please get back on message?

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/01/robertson.campaign/

[Eye and Monkey]

1. reminder to ante-up?

good catch.

[shelley806]

2. Interesting.

So Pat Robertson criticized Bush before, with effect? That it's planned? I don't get it.

[HuskerDem]

3. "especially to play like something you're not"

now THAT is rich. The pot screaming at the kettle for being black.

What's up Pat??