Smash255
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« on: March 07, 2006, 01:51:26 AM » |
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After a suprising win in Iowa, Senator John Kerry went on to win the Democratic Primary and picked fellow Senator JohN Edwards as North Carolina as his running mate because of his populist appeal to take on president George W Bush. In order to counter the populist appeal of John Edwards, and to reach 4 million Conservative Christans they stated stayed home in 2000, the Bush camp dcided to push hard on social issues especially gay marriage which was on the ballot of many states. The race was back and forth from the start, but turned after ads from "the Swift Boat Vets for Truth" attacked Kerry for his Vietnam service. As it turnes out the Swift Boat Vets never served with kerry, but the damage was already done as because of the Swift Boat Vets along with good feelings from his handling of 9/11, despite Iraq fallout, Bush had an advantage on National Security issues, especially after the Republican Convention which gave Bush a bump and a lead. As Election Day approached, the lead Bush had began to shrink, making some GOP observers nervous as high turnout, which usually favors Democrats was expected, however due to the strong push on social issues as well as the lingering effects of the Swift Boat vets for truth ads the higher turnout this time helped the GOP, and Bush was elected in a close race.
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