Kerry and the media

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VERY important...Kerry won one state by 6% and the media labeled him the fromrunner, and then he won a second state and he was named the nominee.

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Miami put his finger on it.  The whole process is insane.

How come you keep saying I'm making valid points?

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Of course it was valid

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Welcome back, Tcash....you never post anymore, you used to be one of our main contributors at the old board

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Those were the days...

We used to only have a handful of posters...Tcash, Brandon, you, me, Nym, Jmfcst, and Agcat came along around the summertime.

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You forgot Democrat/Republican...

We both registered after he disappeared.

I don't understand why Leip let him stay.

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Welcome back, Tcash....you never post anymore, you used to be one of our main contributors at the old board

Well, I've been doing campaign volunteering (Kerry) and GOTV stuff, so I guess I got a lot of my political chit chat in that way. Haven't had tons of spare time.

Volunteering for Kerry?  

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I just don't see why a good southern Dem like TCash supports flip-flopping Massachusetts liberal Kerry.

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Flip Flop?
Are you referring to the war? If Kerry flip flopped, so did Edwards.  Of course so did "no nation building" Bush

Kerry has flip-flopped on free trade, the war, weapons programs, etc.  I would vote for Kerry, but that said, I really do not like him and I will vote EDWARDS in our primary next week.
 

Is it that Kerry being from Mass. simply makes him more of a liberal?? That's an oversimplification I'd expect from, well...  a R ... no I can't call a fellow Democrat that.

He isn't a liberal because he is from Massachusetts, but he is a liberal with a 95% liberal economic rating (higher than Ted Kennedy's), an 82% social liberal rating, and a 73% foreign liberal rating.  He is a liberal, you cannot argue that.

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Edwards is also liberal.  However, Edwards is a far superior candidate to Kerry.  I'm amazed Democrats can't see that.  Hey, I thought you guys were anxious to win.  Edwards would give you a much better chance to do that.  Edwards would be a very tough candidate in the general election.  Glad we don't have to face him.

Well, Edwards is very liberal economically, but is center-left socially.  Kerry's voting record is about 25-30% more liberal than Edwards, according to the national journal.

I'll say it again:  I don't see Bush beating edwards in the general.  I just couldn't see it happening.

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General Election hypotheticals:

Edwards 52%
Bush 47%

Bush 51%
Kerry 46%

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Edwards v. Bush:



Edwards 360 to Bush 168

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Wouldn't he win his homestate?

No, Bush won it by 13% last time, so it would take a 6.5% swing, which I can't see happening.

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Wouldn't he win his homestate?

No, Bush won it by 13% last time, so it would take a 6.5% swing, which I can't see happening.

At one point, I think after Iowa, polls showed Edwards leading Bush by 1% in North Carolina. Certainly nothing huge, but winning the nomination (if it happened) really changes people's perceptions (witness the impact of the primaries thus far).

The last NC poll I have seen has it Bush 52%-Edwards 45%.

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Governors usually have great chances of winning their home state, but tht is less true for Senators.