TOVisitor
I wonder what the instructions from the White House will be for the period between now and the Election?
bbking
the only thing holding Bush up is the perception that only Bush can manage the war on terror
I think the Bush white house will continue to manipulate the system of terror alert warnings to keep the American public on edge and more susceptible to the suggestion that Bush & the Republicans are the only ones who can handle the volatile terrorist situation.
originally posted by DonQuixote
This election is going to be determined by events outside
the influence and control of the candidates and parties.
The commonly held belief is that a terrorist attack
is all but certain to occur between now and November.
If the administration stops the attack then Bush is in.
If the attack occurs then Kerry is in.
I also agree that the likely hood of a terrorist attack in the run up to the election is high, and the fall out from that (if it does happen) will certainly determine the outcome of the election.
(But I have little faith in the intelligence community’s ability to ferret it out and even less willingness to believe the Bush team’s interpretation of & warnings based on that intelligence.)
I also think that in this election the independent & swing voters will hold their options open until the last minute, to see what does happen. So all of the rhetoric & chest pounding & polling results between now and October won’t really mean much.
If nothing dramatic happens, then voters will simply vote either for or against Bush. The fact that voting against Bush means voting for Kerry, who they do not know very well, won’t matter. Being unknowns & possible lightweights didn’t stop Carter or Clinton from getting elected.