Let's have a Speakeasy Presidential Poll. I vote Bush.

Hi, James.

Obviously I favor Kerry, though ironically I agree with you about Edwards. If Bush replaced Cheney, the impact would depend entirely on who the new candidate is. If it's someone perceived as to the right of Bush, it would hurt him for sure; Ashcroft would be his worst possible selection, IMCO. His smartest possible selection would be Senator Snow of Maine, who's both female and a moderate.

-- Dave K, Speakeasy Moderator
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and do not necessarily reflect those of CNET!

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I have a leaning but there is much more I need to know and I am observing the actions of both men on each ticket. Nader is not a viable candidate in my opinion.

Yes--well, I agree with you on both counts. Edwards would have been formidable competition for GWB, and Kerry does NOT look so good as an opponent. Also, if I can go by the negative stuff I've seen about Kerry on the Internet, GWB should win by a landslide. I really do not know anybody who likes Kerry--although that may be because of the circles I hang around in.

I am not one to vote for a particular individual because of his/her affiliation with a particular party. At the moment GWB seems to be the only candidate. I agree that the Democrats blew it by going for Kerry over Edwards.

The conventions and "official" campaigns/debates haven't even started yet. Also, the Democrat VP running mate hasn't been named.

Last time I would have gone for either John McCain or Colin Powell.

I agree that Edwards would have been the best choice .

I don't care for Cheney. (Yes- I do wish him well health-wise.)

I'm old enough to clearly recall the Nixon/Kennedy debates. Nixon was considered a shoo-in before them.

The senior Bush was considered a shoo-in (until his own party sabotaged him big time).

So, there are no guarantees until the votes are counted.

I predict another razor thin margin this time.

What I am starting to resent is the implication that anybody not voting GOP has no values, patriotism, etc., and it turns me off.

I haven't found the ads mean-spirited, but so much of the 'net stuff is.

Too much time between now and November for me to decide.

Angeline
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...but only under the following conditions:

Bin Laden, Mullah Omar and Al Zawahiri are all caught or killed AND the economy starts booming AND the boom can be traced directly to his tax cuts AND the situation in Iraq improves markedly AND John Kerry is caught in a motel room with a sheep.

NT

...if they are that way on Election Day too. However, looking at the truly committed the thread seems currently to be a draw, maybe favoring Bush a bit, as of this post.

A pox on both your houses, or maybe a bit more like what the writer here means by the same phrase. (Note, not a favorite page, just a search result for the phrase that is rather appropriate here.)

I don't mind admitting today I'd vote for Bush.

If the last election had been Leiberman and Gore instead of vice versa, I'd have been really on a tossup.

The biggest down for me is Cheney being #2, as far as the Republican ticket then and now. Then the biggest down for the Democrats was Gore being #1.

I'd pick Bush over Kerry at current point. If it was Kerry and Cheney I'd be much less certain.

What scares the bejeesus out of me is the possibililty that in 2008 it will Cheney vs Hillary. Then even I may vote for Nader.

You know, if the two major parties continue to try to polarize the populace, it may come to the point that someone with Ross Peroit's money but a bit better political sense could make a real run for the roses. At least enough so that no candidate would have a majority of electoral votes. Wouldn't that be a fun situation?

Hmmm, not sure, does the constitution require a majority or just a plurality of the electoral votes? I wonder how many states don't have laws actually binding the electors to vote as the populace did? I know there use to be some that didn't. Wouldn't be be a telling thing if a group of electors got together at the meeting of the electorial college and did everything they could to keep either major party candidate from winning?

RogerNC

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Although it probably won't make a difference to those far too
few voters who actually show up at the polls in
November, this is too early to 'count the chickens'.

Boston hasn't happened yet, and the 'eggs haven't hatched'.

That circus, activities inside and outside, will probably
carry more influence than all the speeches leading up to it.

Don't give up on the American public just yet. From my
travels I sense that more and more are growing weary and
irritated with accusations, allegations and finger pointing.

Emotions carry a lot of weight.