The campaign is making some interesting choices...

[Rose Siding]

This article has a good run-down, written as though they're "forced" to change strategy. But all of these changes are *optimistic*- like opportunities to do even better than the original plans. Some of it's nail biting about HI and NJ, but...

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In Arkansas, a state Bush won by 5 percentage points in 2000, Kerry and his allies are revving up their phone-bank campaign and dispatching Clinton to his home state. An affiliate of MoveOn.Org, a liberal interest group, is airing ads.

Under pressure from Clinton, the Democratic National Committee is considering following suit.

It's the same in West Virginia, where the DNC bought ad time, officials said, in part to mollify Sens. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. They had argued that West Virginia was in play.

The DNC is considering an 11th-hour advertising campaign in Missouri, too. Most of Kerry's team in the state was shifted to Iowa weeks ago.
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Democratic leaders in Arizona argue that their ground game can defeat Bush, even without advertising in a state that went GOP by 6 percentage points in 2000.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-campaign-strategies,0,5519333.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[The Van Buren Boys]

1. The pundits will be wrong

While everyone is fixated on the swing states, I really believe we're in for some surprises. My prediction: Kerry will capture one state that will leave pundits and pollsters scratching their heads. Don't ask which one because I haven't a clue.