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Ugnmoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:12 PM Original message |
Is Kerry's sudden rise in popularity suspicious? |
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economic justice (776 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Two words: Paid Media |
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Raya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Dean Out-Spent Kerry 2 to 1 just on Ads. Had 60 sec ads to Kerry's 30 |
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JasonBerry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:29 PM Original message |
It's true |
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JasonBerry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Mark |
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WhoCountsTheVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. yes |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. Was Dean's? Was Clark's? Was Edwards'? (nt) |
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Amager (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. The polls showed Kerry gaining in the week before the Iowa caucus |
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cthrumatrix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. the mid december Bin laden / Dean TV ads...how soon we forget ...go |
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Amager (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Welcome to the game of politics |
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Democrats unite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Whos is the media praising & who is the media tearing down |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. oh come on |
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Mobius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
60. They do? |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. So, let's argue that Kerry stole the primary |
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cthrumatrix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. well Iowa was the shocker...the lead up to was started by smears and |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Do you thing that maybe |
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cthrumatrix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. I think they all say the same things over and over...but I want them to be |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. You should ask why so many in the media inflated Dean's bubble that turned |
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Ugnmoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Dean was an anomolie |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. And the voters who vote mean nothing? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. Did he NEED a loan??? |
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AntiCoup2K4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Hell yes! |
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lancdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. That's right, blame everyone else for your candidate's poor showing |
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porkrind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 11:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. Well Said !!! |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
57. Haven't Heard that Retort since, The Bronx 1965. PoorChoice,Pal. |
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Crewleader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. One thing I know Kerry donated $10,000 to Veterans' |
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bornskeptic (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 02:40 AM Response to Reply #15 |
50. Of course Clark would never have voted for the IWR, right? |
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LostInTheMaise (250 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. Kerry will insure that Bush wins in 2004 |
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David Dunham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Kerry is now a much more solid candidate than Gore in 2000 |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 11:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. That is a completely amazing statement |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:04 AM Response to Reply #23 |
55. In Total Agreement, David |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:00 AM Response to Reply #16 |
53. Declarative Sentences Are Very Lame Excuses for Intellectual Discourse |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:02 AM Response to Reply #16 |
54. A Well Chosen Screen Name,However. Well Done, Indeed. |
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isbister (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. Dean shot himself in the foot |
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lancdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. Kerry was the early front-runner well before Dean |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
19. check out this thread |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 01:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
46. Yep, that thread and the PNACer who donated the Thousand to Kerry. |
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arewethereyet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. the why part is not that hard to figure |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. No. Kerry was leading in the polls before the primaries |
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cthrumatrix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. wrong....he was down by 17% to dean in Iowa on 12/11 before the Osama/Dean |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. There were others... |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yeah |
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lovedems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
26. Here is my 2 cents... |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. In Massachusetts, he gets the blue collar vote so he |
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creativelcro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
31. Paid media and cheating. |
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OutlawCorporatePolls (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. No, its not surprising at all. |
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Ugnmoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 11:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Always follow the money |
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bornskeptic (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 03:30 AM Response to Reply #32 |
51. Of course Time-Warner is Dean's top contributor this cycle, |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
34. Dean began losing ground with his Osama and Saddam comments. Kerry, in |
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zoeyfong (508 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. at the last minute dems decided to go with the "safe," "electable" choice. |
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lurk_no_more (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. The voters in IA and NH |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-04 11:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Imho, |
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John_H (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
43. That's the power of the media, folks. They talk and |
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AnnitaR (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
44. Sheep follow. |
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Shanty Oilish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 06:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
63. Bah! |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
45. Kerry is popular in those states.... |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
47. I want to know why Dems have dragged their feet on addressing BBV |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
48. Not really, its just soft support |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
49. Nope just proves the publics willingness to be led by the nose, |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
52. Yep.... |
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Mobius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
56. Um Diebold? |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:12 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Even Dr. Jon got a laugh out of THAT one! |
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Mobius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:49 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. I was not joking |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
59. From a "brainwashed" Iowan |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
62. I think we're seeing fear. |
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Indiana Democrat (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-04 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
64. Yes. |
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