Do not fret about JK not responding to the Bush smear machine...

[flpoljunkie]

http://nytimes.com/2004/04/01/politics/campaign/01DEMS.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1080835348-joOy/9XG5455hRHlN1W1Gg&pagewanted=print&position=

Mr. Kerry's campaign manager, Mary Beth Cahill, said on Wednesday said that her operation was far from idle. She said Mr. Kerry would report this week that he had raised more than $40 million in the first quarter of the year — a figure that would shatter the $14.8 million record set by Howard Dean, who raised that much in three months — more than any other Democratic presidential candidate. Mr. Kerry's aides said the senator was about to embark on an aggressive schedule of speeches and a national wave of television advertisements challenging Mr. Bush on the economy, job creation and health care.

"We learned in the primary that we are going to run a race on our own terms and on our own schedule and carry out the plan that we put together," Ms. Cahill said. "You're watching it executed in front of you. The Bush people have been laying back a year and half and amassing money to launch a campaign. O.K., but the country still thinks we're on the wrong track."

[sangh0]

1. And while Kerry recuperates and collects money

the 527's are advertising in the same states Bush* is running ads in. Bush* spent (more like wasted) $10million on ads that left his approval rating unchanged (and below 50%) while his ratings on fighting terror went from 70% approval to 57% approval, a drop of 13%

I repeat - Kerry took a break and Bush*'s #'s went DOWN.

[lancdem]

3. And the most recent national poll, from the L.A. Times,

has Kerry leading Bush by 3.

[redqueen]

4. "Kerry took a break and Bush*'s #'s went DOWN"

Heh. Love it. :)

[flpoljunkie]

5. I read this morning that Bush spent over $42M on ads in March alone!

An amazing figure!

[flpoljunkie]

7. Here's the link for Bush's astounding $42M ad expenditure for March alone!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40573-2004Mar31.html

The Bush campaign, which this month has spent an unprecedented $41.8 million on television ads, many of them attacking Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), has become increasingly frustrated by the ability of Kerry and such "independent" groups as MoveOn.org and the Media Fund to counter with nearly $20 million in ads.

[JI7]

8. and that doesn't even include the free media they get

just about every bush and cheney speech is aired live on fox and cnn. and so are their lies and attacks against kerry. the news organizations also report on bush's ads by running them entirely a bunch of times. so all that and he has now a few points more than kerry in some polls with most being within the margin of error ?

[lancdem]

2. That's good to hear

I wonder if Kerry will also challenge Bush on terrorism and Iraq at some point. I don't want him to cede that to Bush.

[sangh0]

6. Ummm, have you read the papers lately

Kerry has been attacking him on those two issues for months.