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

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (42585)	8/12/2004 11:16:30 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Respond to of 81568

Top Massachusetts Bush donor contributed to Nader By Associated Press \| August 12, 2004 BOSTON -- Ralph Nader has found an unexpected friend in Massachusetts. Hopkinton computer tycoon Richard Egan, the Bush campaign's finance chairman in John Kerry's home state, has personally contributed the maximum amount allowed by law -- $2,000 -- to Nader's presidential campaign. Egan's son John and daughter in law have each also "maxed out," bringing the family's total to $6,000. Bush backers are hoping Nader will siphon enough votes from Kerry to tip the election to President Bush. The co-founder of data storage giant EMC Corp. and Bush's former ambassador to Ireland, Egan is legendary in Republican circles for his ability to collect hundreds of thousands in campaign dollars. He's a member of an elite group of Bush fund-raisers known as "Rangers" -- those who have helped raised more than $200,000 for the campaign. Egan's two sons are also Rangers. Egan, who is retired from EMC and stepped down last year as ambassador, has an unlisted phone number. A message left for John Egan was not immediately returned on Thursday. While Nader has criticized both Kerry and Bush, it is Democrats who fear him most. Many blame him for luring away enough disgruntled Democrats in 2000 to cost Al Gore the presidency. During a debate last month with former Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean, Nader said he didn't know Egan, but defended his right to accept money from Republicans. "He's an American citizen who is a Republican, just happens to believe in civil liberties maybe," Nader said during the debate on National Public Radio. "I don't even know the man." Nader's prospects for getting on the ballot in Massachusetts are unclear. He needs to submit certified signatures from 10,000 registered voters by Aug. 31. Democratic Secretary of State William Galvin has said Nader may not pass that threshold. Gary Hoffman, a spokesman for the Nader campaign in Massachusetts, said the campaign is reviewing the signature petitions. boston.com

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (42585)	8/13/2004 12:37:57 AM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 81568

That is very bad news for Bush in Ohio. 50% disapproval ratings are death. disapproval ratings usually mean no chance the people will ever vote for you unless there is a sea change. Not likely to be one before November. Bush is way too well known already. Ohio will be very close and may decide the election. But if Kerry wins Florida it's all over before that.

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (42585)	8/13/2004 7:36:51 AM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

By the looks of the Latest USA Today/Gallup numbers President Bush is heading into the Convention is very good position. Blogs for Bush President Bush's job-approval rating, a key indicator of an incumbent's chance of being re-elected, has turned upward, the Gallup Poll finds. The share of Americans who say they approve of the job Bush is doing inched over the 50% mark to 51%. No president who was at or above 50% at this point in an election year has lost. Matthew Dowd, Bush's campaign strategist, said, "It looks like the American public is not near as pessimistic as Sen. Kerry is." Bush's job-approval rating hit its low point, 46%, in May. The poll finds the presidential race essentially tied: Bush leads Kerry 48%-46% among likely voters; independent Ralph Nader has 3%. The difference between Bush and Kerry is within the poll's error margin of +/{ndash}4 percentage points. I am looking forward to allot of powerful speakers at the upcoming Convention. We should come out in great shape for the home stretch. usatoday.com.