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

To: Andrew N. Cothran who wrote (43197)	8/15/2004 5:08:22 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 81568

Bush lied about WMD's in Iraq and got caught. Quit trying to change the subject and make the Iraq War some sort of brilliantly executed noble cause. It is a FUBAR over there and we're about to lose our 1000th soldier there, not even counting all the non-military personnel killed and the thousands more badly wounded, We're also spending about 125 billion a year and it still isn't enough. There is massive unemployment in Iraq and that's fuel for the fire. All of this could have been avoided with smart honest diplomacy and careful planning.

To: Andrew N. Cothran who wrote (43197)	8/15/2004 5:22:58 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Respond to of 81568

Younger Voters Rapidly Deserting Bush By Richard Morin and Christopher Muste Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, August 15, 2004; Page A05 washingtonpost.com Mounting concerns over the war and the sluggish economy have sent President Bush's popularity plummeting among young adults in the past four months, complicating his bid for reelection and challenging Republicans to increase their efforts to win over new or lightly committed young voters. Four years ago, network exit polls found that Bush and Democrat Al Gore split the vote of 18-to-29-year-olds, with Gore claiming 48 percent and Bush getting 46 percent -- the best showing by a Republican presidential candidate in more than a decade. But that was then. In the latest Post-ABC News poll, taken immediately after the Democratic National Convention, Kerry led Bush 2 to 1 among registered voters younger than 30. Among older voters, the race was virtually tied. About 1 in 6 voters in 2000 was between 18 and 29 years old. <MORE>