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To: Alighieri who wrote (212996)	12/9/2004 11:52:49 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575432

Al, also noteworthy from the editorial: The other major factor was our side's failure to win the economic debate. Despite an economy that was not delivering for many working people in Ohio, the exit poll results show that voters in Ohio did not see Kerry providing a clear alternative. Just 45 percent expressed confidence that Kerry could handle the economy, compared with Bush's 49 percent. What else was Kerry supposed to do? If he couldn't win on the issue of the economy, especially in a hard-hit state like Ohio, then what's the point? Tenchusatsu

To: Alighieri who wrote (212996)	12/9/2004 2:05:52 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575432

The reason Kerry lost the election had much more to do with the war in Iraq and terrorism than the political ground war in Ohio. Terrorism trumped other issues at the polls -- including moral values -- and anxious voters tended to side with Bush. • By 54 percent to 41 percent, voters decided that Americans are now safer from terrorist threats than four years ago, national exit polls said. • By 55 percent to 42 percent, voters accepted Bush's view that Iraq is a part of the war on terrorism. By 51 percent to 45 percent, they still approved of the decision to go to war (though a majority expressed concerns about how the war is going). • Just 40 percent said they trusted Kerry to do a good job handling the war on terrorism, compared with 58 percent who felt that way about the president. A similar analysis was done here as well......Bush won more of the state than expected. Typical was one of my friends........he thinks Iraq is a mess and Bush is crazy but voted for him because he thinks Iraq is the pain we must go thru in the war on terrorism. And he's a young guy......eligible for a draft if the cutoff is 30........who's fairly liberal. In order to preserve our friendship, we no longer discuss the issue. I have said it before..........I have never in my life felt so alienated from my fellow countryman nor so disappointed with my country and its actions. ted