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To: LindyBill who wrote (19113)	12/8/2003 7:02:03 PM
From: Bridge Player	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793717

<<The most important backdrop for campaign 2004 is the partisan chasm in attitudes toward President Bush. In polls, more than 90% of Republicans say he's doing a good job. Typically, less than 25% — sometimes less than 20% — of Democrats agree. That's the widest partisan gap over a president's performance in the history of modern polling.>> Fascinating. Stated another way, what that means is this: 1 out of 10 Republicans do not say that Bush is doing a good job. 1 out of 4, or 1 out of 5, Democrats do not say that Bush is doing a good job. And the current registration is roughly 33-34% (forget which way) with about 33% independent. Partisan gap indeed it is. Yet it is a strong portent for a huge Bush victory in 2004.

To: LindyBill who wrote (19113)	12/8/2003 7:08:54 PM
From: Bridge Player	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793717

<< In political skirmishes from Essex Junction, Vt., to Beverly Hills, the last week has provided an unusually concentrated preview. And this early look points to a campaign that will be clamorous, contentious, and very, very expensive.>> Supports my long-held thesis that the wings on both parties hate each other just as much as the hate in the Middle East, or the hate during WWII. By October, any of the electorate who don't like politics are going to be so pissed with the campaign that turnout is likely to be really low.