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Dawgs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 06:52 PM
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My thoughts on why BUSH WON'T GET A BOUNCE in POLLS.
Well, a few thoughts.

1) High Gas Prices!!
2) Feeling of dread regarding the economy. Basically that his policies, like cutting taxes for the rich, aren't working.
3) Higher Interest Rates!!
4) Inflation!!
5) Americans are tired of the Iraq War. They just want it to end so our government can start fixing America's domestic problems.
6) Republicans pushing Gay Marriage, Flag Burning, "Cut and Run" and nothing else.
7) Ann Coulter!!
8) Bush's policies on immigration. Democrats think he's too racist, while the Republicans don't think he's racist enough.
9) Republicans attacking Al Gore for making a movie that was made to save the world. They're trying to make it another F9/11. It's not working.
10) Americans are just tired of Bush.

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MissWaverly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 06:57 PM
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1. People are tired of hate and fear
they know better, they remember presidents that gave them dreams, not what Bush has done,
and there are many who are beginning to realize that we went to war over nothing but lies.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 07:01 PM
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2. there`s no air left in his balls
the bounce ain`t happening. his flight to the 51st state did nothing for his dick
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existentialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 07:13 PM
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3. I can agree with all of this
I would even argue that a temporary stabilization in gas prices has caused his temporary stabilization in the polls.

I underlying dynamics as you have set forth would indicate a resumed drop. I expect it soon, and to continue, with possible occasional blips, because the underlying dynamics of the forces that the Bush Administration has set loose--and perhaps even more importantly, the underlying dynamics of the forces that the Bush Administration has ignored--are beginning to have more and more effect.


Bush and the neocons respond with more rhetoric and photo ops, and continue to ignore the underlying problems. ("Republicans don't do substance; they do strategy.") Therefore the underlying problems get worse and worse, and everybody pays eventually, but those who are insulated by wealth don't feel it as soon. Therefore they don't even perceive anything as being fundamentally wrong, and work out more strategy based on rhetoric and photo ops.

But the rhetoric gets wilder and wilder, and the photo ops wear thinner and thinner, and become more obviously staged, and the cycle continues.
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 07:14 PM
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4. Because the only bounce he deserves
is to bounced on his head out of our White House.

If you are tired of this insane frat boy prancing around destroying our reputation speak up.
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HockeyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 07:21 PM
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5. I miss Bill factor
There was an AOL poll on Clinton recently asking people how they felt about him now, has their views changed, etc., etc.

It really hasn't been that long ago to forget. Comparisons. As the old saying goes, "Are you better off now than you were ----- years ago."

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