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

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (55208)	10/30/2004 7:46:51 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

The Milwaukee Journal praised the Massachusetts senator as "a reasoned pragmatist with enough intellectual curiosity to lead him to prudent, decisive and well-thought-out action." Of President Bush, the paper said: "The president is a decent man, yes. On the whole, however, he has been so wrong about so much in such a short time that accountability must kick in at some point." Kerry Wins the Paper Endorsement Derby, for What It's Worth By Nick Anderson, Times Staff Writer latimes.com WASHINGTON — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's editorial board declined to back a candidate in the 2000 presidential election. But Wisconsin's largest newspaper weighed in Thursday with an endorsement of Democrat John F. Kerry. In an editorial, the paper praised the Massachusetts senator as "a reasoned pragmatist with enough intellectual curiosity to lead him to prudent, decisive and well-thought-out action." Of President Bush, the paper said: "The president is a decent man, yes. On the whole, however, he has been so wrong about so much in such a short time that accountability must kick in at some point." As Tuesday's election approaches, polls show the contest too close to call and the race is agonizingly close in states like Wisconsin. But Kerry is clearly ahead by one measure: newspaper endorsements. A tally by Editor & Publisher magazine showed the Democrat with 162 newspapers on his side as of Thursday and Bush with 129. The papers that back Kerry reach 18.4 million readers; those that back Bush, 11.8 million. Significantly, the trade journal found that 38 papers that backed Bush four years ago have jumped to endorse Kerry. Another 10 that previously endorsed Bush are now neutral. Several of these formerly pro-Bush newspapers are in battleground states. Just six papers that endorsed Democratic nominee Al Gore in 2000 are now with Bush, according to the magazine. One is the Denver Post, an important paper in contested Colorado. Analysts say the effect of such endorsements is debatable. "It may mean absolutely nothing in the end," said Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor & Publisher. But he added: "If you think that newspaper endorsements mean anything, you'd have to say that Kerry has done extremely well." While Democrats trumpeted the editorial support for Kerry, the Bush campaign downplayed the endorsement trend. "Newspaper endorsements are more effective when readers are looking for information about a local candidate with whom they are unfamiliar," said Bush campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Millerwise. "In a presidential election, when voters are inundated with 24-hour cable news, the Internet, talk radio, $500 million in ads, two conventions and four debates, they do not make decisions based on a newspaper endorsement." In Florida, which Bush won by a mere 537 votes in 2000, most major newspapers are on record for Kerry. Among them are the Orlando Sentinel and Bradenton Herald, which had supported Bush in 2000. The Tampa Tribune, formerly pro-Bush, is now neutral. In Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer also shifted from pro-Bush in 2000 to officially neutral. But Bush retained the support of the Columbus Dispatch and the Cincinnati Enquirer. In Pennsylvania, Bush nabbed the backing of the York Daily Record, which had endorsed Gore in 2000. But Kerry won over the Morning Call of Allentown — formerly pro-Bush — and was endorsed by two major pro-Gore papers, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Patriot-News declined to endorse, a setback for Bush because the Harrisburg paper had backed him four years ago.

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (55208)	10/31/2004 9:36:33 AM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

I don't know of the following has been posted or not. Anyway, I think it is still very interesting:- Elections Mac McLaughlin's Column October 14, 2004: J.F.K. pulls troops out of Iraq. John F. Kerry that is. The newly elected U.S. President moves towards restoring the shoddy image left by his predecessor George W. Bush. The astrological indicators are leaning strongly towards John Kerry winning the presidential election on November 3.................................. Read the complete article at astrologyguild.com;

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (55208)	10/31/2004 8:59:28 PM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Richard Nolle thought the election was a toss up when he made his Overall Predictions for 2004 earlier this year. At that time, as Nolle did not know that Kerry would be confirmed as a presidential candidate, he based his predictions with reference to Bush and Howard Dean as the opposing presidential candidates. See end part of Nolle's overall prediction for 2004 at astropro.com ------------------------------------- In his November 2004 forecast which appeared this afternoon astropro.com Nolle is rather guarded in his pick for the winner. However, my synthesis of his predictions made earlier this year and his most recent forecast with the accompanying caveats leads me to believe Kerry will be the winner. To be sure, it will not be a shoo-in for Kerry.