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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (64)	1/24/2004 11:25:05 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Ann, why do you think that. Kerry's wife accent should be a factor which the electorate need to consider when selecting a President? It was stupid enough that folks made such a big deal about Dr. Judy Steinberg Dean staying back at home with his son. I thought it was ridiculous to make Judy an issue. We have to look at Howard. Judy is a person in her own right, a very wonderful person. Not because Howard is a wonderful person but that she is too. Anyway, the Democrats need to choose someone who can stand upto George Bush and shut his mouth up about patriotism. I think that will be a forefront issue. And the Republicans are already gearing up to run a mud slinging campaign and the American people have no appetite for that any more.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (64)	1/24/2004 11:41:33 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 81568

Boston Globe/WBZ-TV N.H. Democratic primary (Sample size = 400 likely voters, +/-5%) Kerry 38% vs. Dean 15% 1/25/2004 For whom are you likely to vote in the primary? Candidate Now Thurs/Fri Wed/Thurs Tues/Wed Mon/Tues Sun/Mon Kerry 38 35 34 31 27 20 Dean 15 15 19 21 24 28 Clark 14 15 14 16 17 21 Edwards 12 12 11 11 9 8 Lieberman 7 5 3 4 4 3 .....continued at boston.com

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (64)	1/25/2004 9:40:35 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 81568

Latest Newsweek poll shows Kerry as the only Democrat who beats incumbent Bush. Newsweek Poll: And They're Off Kerry surges to the head of the pack, beating even Bush in a hypothetical election. But the Democratic horserace is still far from over. Updated: 2:30 p.m. ET Jan. 24, 2004Jan. 24 - Riding high on his victory in the Iowa caucus—and benefiting from former Vermont governor Howard Dean’s embarrassing “I have a scream” speech—Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry has surged to the head of the pack of democratic presidential hopefuls, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll, commanding 30 percent of support from registered Democrats, up from 11 percent two weeks ago. And for the first time in the poll's history a Democrat is enjoying a marginal advantage over President George W. Bush. In a hypothetical face-off, Kerry commanded a three-point lead over the president. Dean’s support among registered and likely Democrats, meanwhile, has been cut in half, to 12 percent. That puts him in three-way tie for second place in the Jan. 27 New Hampshire primary with retired Gen. Wesley Clark (12 percent) and North Carolina Sen. John Edwards (13 percent). Despite having delivered a State of the Union address that was well received by his conservative core, Bush’s own standing has slipped among registered voters. "Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing for the better," he declared Tuesday. But more people now say they are dissatisfied (52 percent) than satisfied (43 percent) with the way things are going in the United States, down from a post-9/11 peak last April of 50 percent satisfied. And even thought Bush used the State of the Union to emphasize his controversial tax cuts, Medicare overhaul, opposition to gay marriage and a burgeoning economic rebound, Bush saw his job performance ratings dip to 50 percent approval (versus 44 percent who disapprove)—his most negative ratings to date—suggesting a nation sharply divided over the president and his policies. To be sure, Bush is just as solidly backed by Republicans (85 percent) as he is opposed by Democrats (86 percent). Overall, 52 percent of those polled by NEWSWEEK say they would not like to see Bush serve a second term, compared to 44 percent who want to see him win again in November. As a result, Kerry is enjoying a marginal advantage over Bush, a first for the poll. Forty-nine percent of registered voters chose Kerry, compared to 46 percent who re-elected Bush. In fact, all Democrats are polling better against Bush, perhaps due to increased media attention to their primary horserace: Clark gets 47 percent of voters’ choice compared to 48 percent from Bush; Edwards has 46 percent compared to Bush’s 49; Leiberman wins 45 percent versus Bush’s 49 percent; and Dean fares the worst with 45 percent of their votes to Bush’s 50 percent. Still, voters question the ultimate electablility of anyone other than Bush in November. Seventy-eight percent of them feel it is either somewhat or very likely that Bush will be re-elected in the fall. Kerry appears to Democrats to be most electable out of the bunch, with 48 percent believing he was a good chance at defeating Bush (32 percent believe he has at least some chance). Before Iowa, 38 percent of registered Democrats thought Dean had a good shot against Bush, but that figure has dropped to 26 percent after Iowa. Electability matters to voters in choosing a candidate—although more (53 percent) say they would support a candidate who reflects their own views, 39 percent do want someone who will realistically end up supplanting Bush. So while John Kerry has become the most popular Democrat in the race (with 54 percent of all voters, and 74 percent of Democrats viewing him favorably), the race is far from over. After New Hampshire—which plays to Kerry’s New England roots, not to mention Dean’s strengths as its neighbor’s former governor—the primary race moves southbound, stopping in South Carolina and Oklahoma, among other states. Despite grumblings among party faithful that Kerry may not be paying enough attention to South Carolina, he did pick up an endorsement from Sen. Ernest F. Hollings on Friday. Still, South Carolina is the birth-state of John Edwards. And whereas Kerry enjoys much more support in the north (with 32 percent of Democrats endorsing him compared to just 10 and 11 for Edwards and Clark respectively), the lead is winnowed away below the Mason-Dixon. Kerry still leads in the south with support from 24 percent of registered Democrats, but Edwards (18 percent) and Clark (16 percent) are not far behind. Finally, Edwards is emerging as a popular alternative among all voters. He has gone from 27 percent favorable ratings (and 25 percent unfavorable) in December to 46 percent favorable and 23 percent not. Among Democrats, his ratings are close to Kerry’s at 60 percent favorable. For this NEWSWEEK poll, Princeton Survey Research Associates interviewed 1,006 adults aged 18 and older Jan. 22 and Jan. 23 by telephone. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. msnbc.msn.com

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (64)	1/25/2004 11:32:31 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Kerry lands key environmental endorsement nashuatelegraph.com <<...Kerry said Bush has put the White House up for sale to corporate polluters by reducing restrictions on arsenic in drinking water and loosening standards on emissions from smokestack industries. “I pledge this to you. When I am president of the United States, no law will ever be written by polluters in exchange for campaign contributions,’’ Kerry said...>> _______________________ and of course Shrub didn't even mention the environment in his recent State Of The Union address. -s2@WeDeserveBetterLeadership.com