MODU
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« on: August 04, 2004, 07:09:30 AM » |
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This election is about Bush. He controls the fate of Nov 2, not the DNC or any 3rd party campaigns. Knowing this, I'm sure Bush, Rove, and the GOP are finishing their master plan to use the convention as an American rally. He has the benefit of having 5 weeks to review the DNC's convention and their limited message for the next 4 years . . . easily trumped by a sharper, more detailed plan. Additionally, it will be following the Olympics and before the 9/11 remembrances, so he will be able to draw in more of the nationalism into his week, with possibly bringing in some medalists and 9/11 heroes to the convention floor.
However, if he overdoes the 9/11 aspect on the convention, he can hurt himself nationally.
I would say Bush has a much greater chance to pull a bump in the polls, since he's there to reassure the voters that he's not as extreme as the DNC or the media would wish to paint him, so a 6-10% bump is not out of the question.
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