Reply #129: Provocative post, Eric J -- and timely, too. [View All]

I voted 'Kerry' in your poll. I'm not afraid of the "liberal" label for our candidates, especially when it's Bush who has ballooned the deficit and is going wild with spending. The old Liberals Are Loose with Money line just isn't going to sell for the Republicans this year. And not 3 days ago he wants billions more for Mars.

I think Kerry is a more nimble and more likeable candidate than Gore. Plus, Bush is historically asterisked -- he lost the popular vote to Gore and he has never had a mandate. His numbers spiked after 9-11 but not for anything he did prior to 9-11. And since then, they've gone generally back to where they were on September 10th of that year. His re-elect numbers are iffy.

Kerry takes New Hampshire away from the GOP with Jeanne Shaheen's help. Plus, New Hampshire Republicans are an independent bunch and have gone for Buchanan over Dole and McCain over Dubya in recent years. Gore almost won NH last time.

Kerry takes New Hampshire. He reclaims West Virginia (especially if Jay Rockefeller is our VP nominee). And NE Ohio is hurting badly for lack of jobs -- I think Kerry dumps some cash into Ohio and steals it right back from Bush.

The electoral college trumps Rove's "liberal" smears.

Democrats win. Democrats win. Democrats win.