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

To: Red Heeler who wrote (434110)	7/26/2003 6:32:50 PM
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Bush Campaign Manager Warns of Poll Drop The Associated Press Saturday, July 26, 2003; 8:51 AM NEW YORK - President Bush's solid poll ratings will drop, his re-election campaign manager says, warning Republican activists against complacency in the 2004 race. "These numbers will come down. We must prepare for an election every bit as close as the 2000 election," Ken Mehlman said in remarks prepared for delivery Saturday to Republican National Committee members. Mehlman's speech closed out a four-day RNC meeting punctuated by worries that Bush's political stature has been hurt by the ailing economy, the death toll of U.S. troops in Iraq and questions about the administration's use of shaky intelligence to justify the invasion of Iraq. Mehlman promised more jobs for America and, in keeping with the meeting's theme, lambasted Democrats seeking to replace Bush in the White House. "Some criticize this war on terror as unilateral or pre-emptive. But didn't September 11 teach us that we cannot wait while threats gather? That we must connect the dots, even if other nations refuse to see the pattern? That pre-empting terrorists before they acquire weapons of mass destruction, before they come to our shores, before they can harm America is the goal?" Mehlman said. The bulk of his address was devoted to his argument that 2004 is destined to be a close election. The Bush campaign repeatedly makes this point, both to energize GOP activists and to minimize political fallout if his job approval rating declines. "This will not be easy," Mehlman said. "The last three presidential elections were close for a reason: The country is very competitive politically. " © 2003 The Associated Press CC