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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bob who wrote (354483)	2/5/2003 9:43:41 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Hey, the race hasn't even begun yet. But here's the latest from Iowa: "On Saturday, Kerry threw a breakfast for 600 of his closest friends at the old Masonic Temple in Des Moines, which Kerry supporter Harry Bookey helped transform into what could be called the "Temple for Performing Arts and Non-Performing Elevators." An impressive crowd of more than 600 showed up, a sign that interest in Kerry and in presidential politics is on the rise. The highlight of the weekend was a Saturday night speech-a-thon held by the Linn County Democrats in a too-small hall in Marion. People were turned away. Gephardt got a warm, respectful reception, but one that seemed less passionate than the ones for Kerry and Dean. While Gephardt won the 1988 caucuses, he can't count on that old machinery again. Democratic leaders point out that his 1988 victory was engineered by the industrial unions that aren't as strong today. The clout in Iowa Democratic campaigns has gravitated to the public-employee unions. Party officials also say only 30 percent of Gephardt's 1988 supporters remain active today. It's hard to see how Gephardt wins much out of Iowa. Since he's won Iowa before, he'll be expected to do that again. If he does, it will be shrugged off as no big deal by the political community. But if he loses here, that will be seen as Iowans rejecting a man they once supported, and it will be a hard blow to his presidential hopes.

To: Bob who wrote (354483)	2/5/2003 9:50:28 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Six in 10 Democrats say they don't believe Gephardt or any of his competitors can defeat President Bush in 2004 I fear Kerry more than any of the others. Many people think he is NOT an extremist Kennedy liberal, and he will capitalize on their confusion. Kerry will run to the Right, and hang a hard left on the day he is sworn in, if elected. We do NOT need another liberal president. Not now, at least -- Bush still needs several more years to clean up the horrible messes (on several fronts) he inherited from Clinton.