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

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (25902)	5/26/2004 9:45:19 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 81568

Bush could actually lose the South! Incredible.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (25902)	5/26/2004 10:30:04 PM
From: Rock_nj	Respond to of 81568

Bush must be REALLY nervous about the turn over of power in Iraq on June 30th. Even he admits that it could get worse before it gets better, that's all he needs for his poll numbers. Probably one of the reasons why they raided that guy Chablias' office and house. I recently read that Chablias was working as an agent for Iran, and that Iran actually duped the U.S. into thinking Saddam had WMDs, so we'd take out their arch enemy. America/Bush gets duped! 4 more years?!? I don't think so! In any case, southerners are strong supporters of the military, and I think they're starting to question the wisdom of this war. Albeit slowly. John Edwards would be a solid choice for Kerry. No doubt Edwards has the southern charm to make the race close in parts of the south. That's all Kerry needs, is to make it close in some states that were suppossed to be solidly Bush and make him spend resources there. Edwards has credibility and charm, he'd make a good running mate. If Edwards is on the ticket, the following states will be in play: NC, GA, VA, WV, TN, AR, LA, FL, and it will help in states like PA and OH that have southern culutral values in their rural regions. Richardson would also be a solid choice. He has more experience than Edwards and would help solidify the hispanic vote. Richardson could make NV, AZ, NM, CO, and FL all competitive for the Dems. Personally, I think the Dems would be better off going with Richardson, because of his years of government experience, hispanic roots, and the long term implications of winning over the hispanic constiteuncy. The south is pretty much a lost cause for the Dems for the forseeable future. It will take a whole new generation of southerners for the Dems to be truly competitive in the south again, a generation that forgets about the civil war, jim crow, segregation, racism, civil rights (the real reason the Dems have lost the south) and that other regressive southern culture that still holds sway in that region. Sure, they'll pick up a state or two or even three from time to time, but their future remains elsewhere, like building a coalition with hispanics in the southwest.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (25902)	5/26/2004 10:30:04 PM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Bush must be REALLY nervous about the turn over of power in Iraq on June 30th. Probably one of the reasons why they raided that guy Chablias' office and house. I recently read that Chablias was working as an agent for Iran, and that Iran actually duped the U.S. into thinking Saddam had WMDs, so we'd take out their arch enemy. America/Bush gets duped! 4 more years?!? I don't think so! In any case, southerners are strong supporters of the military, and I think they're starting to question the wisdom of this war. Albeit slowly. John Edwards would be a solid choice for Kerry. No doubt Edwards has the southern charm to make the race close in parts of the south. That's all Kerry needs, is to make it close in some states that were suppossed to be solidly Bush and make him spend resources there. Edwards has credibility and charm, he'd make a good running mate. If Edwards is on the ticket, the following states will be in play: NC, GA, VA, WV, TN, AR, LA, FL, and it will help in states like PA and OH that have southern culutral values in their rural regions. Richardson would also be a solid choice. He has more experience than Edwards and would help solidify the hispanic vote. Richardson could make NV, AZ, NM, CO, and FL all competitive for the Dems. Personally, I think the Dems would be better off going with Richardson, because of his years of government experience, hispanic roots, and the long term implications of winning over the hispanic constiteuncy. The south is pretty much a lost cause for the Dems for the forseeable future. Sure, they'll pick up a state or two or even three from time to time, but their future remains elsewhere, like building a coalition with hispanics in the southwest.