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I voted for Kerry. Bush did not get a mandate. He got 51 % of the vote. 49% voted against him. And the religious right turn out in droves. And there weren't enough ballots in Democratic areas in Ohio.
Having said that. There were problems with John Kerry.
The nomination goes to the New Hamshire winner. John Kerry was from a neigboring state. Had it been a national primary, I don't know that he would have been the nominee.
Bush has some major weaknesses. John Kerry simply failed to conmmunicate that to the American public enough. For instance. the Reublicans really talked about the Contract with America. And went on and on and on about that Balanced Budget Amendment. But when Bush came into office with control of both parties and the White House look what happened.
Clinton has a surplus. Doesn't matter if it was a result of what someone else did. He still had a surplus. First thing Bush did was reduce taxes and incrase spending and created the largest debt in American history. Did Kerry really communcate this fact to the American people. No Kerrry did not.
Kerry failed to really expose Haliburton and its role in the Iraq war.
Kerry failed to point out that Bush while pushing his Federal Marriage Amendment was also quoted as favoring civil unions for gays.
Chaney was against that amendment. The Republicans were divided. But Kerry didn't communicate that fact to the American people.
Kerry should have come up with his own amendment such no state has to recognize the marriage in another state of two people of the same gender.
Almost the same. But we all know that the Marraige Amendment is going the way of the Balanced Budget Amendment.
That was alll a ploy to get the religious right out to vote.
We knew then that nuclear bombs were targeting Calif from North Korea. Kerry should have kept hammering that.
North Korea has admitted that they have those bombs and have the ability to hit the United States western area. But alas, North Korea has no oil. We are not going to go after those Weapons of Mass Destruction. The Bush Adminstration has decided that those weapons of mass destruction pointed at Calf. are not dangerous.
But we are going to invade Iran because they MIGHT develop them. No, we want their oil wells. The whole world sees this.
Kerry foolishly wrote of states like Arkansas where the Democrats hold a huge majority in the state legislature and both Senators are Democrats. Kerry should have target some of those sates and gone after their vote.
Kerry out debated Bush in all debates, but didn't deliver the punch that he could have.
Bush won because he was more shrewd then Kerry. Bush will do anything wiht a straight face. Kerry tried to be honest. That is a mistake in American politics. Goldwater told us the truth about Vietnam and he lost by a landslide. Johnson knew that Goldwater was right, but Johnson outfoxed Goldwater and made Goldwater to look like a war demon.
Actually it was Johnson who screwed up that war and the American people listened to Johnson about that war in 1964 and we are still paying for it.
Bush did the same thing to Kerry. Kerry was telling us the real story but Bush outsmarted him in discusing that war. America will come to realize this after the damage has already been done. After we go into Iran we will be over extended and at the mercy of the world.
So one poster wanted someone to tell what Kerry did or did not do that caused him to loss. So I hope this post will explain at least part of the reason.
Having said that. There were problems with John Kerry.
The nomination goes to the New Hamshire winner. John Kerry was from a neigboring state. Had it been a national primary, I don't know that he would have been the nominee.
Bush has some major weaknesses. John Kerry simply failed to conmmunicate that to the American public enough. For instance. the Reublicans really talked about the Contract with America. And went on and on and on about that Balanced Budget Amendment. But when Bush came into office with control of both parties and the White House look what happened.
Clinton has a surplus. Doesn't matter if it was a result of what someone else did. He still had a surplus. First thing Bush did was reduce taxes and incrase spending and created the largest debt in American history. Did Kerry really communcate this fact to the American people. No Kerrry did not.
Kerry failed to really expose Haliburton and its role in the Iraq war.
Kerry failed to point out that Bush while pushing his Federal Marriage Amendment was also quoted as favoring civil unions for gays.
Chaney was against that amendment. The Republicans were divided. But Kerry didn't communicate that fact to the American people.
Kerry should have come up with his own amendment such no state has to recognize the marriage in another state of two people of the same gender.
Almost the same. But we all know that the Marraige Amendment is going the way of the Balanced Budget Amendment.
That was alll a ploy to get the religious right out to vote.
We knew then that nuclear bombs were targeting Calif from North Korea. Kerry should have kept hammering that.
North Korea has admitted that they have those bombs and have the ability to hit the United States western area. But alas, North Korea has no oil. We are not going to go after those Weapons of Mass Destruction. The Bush Adminstration has decided that those weapons of mass destruction pointed at Calf. are not dangerous.
But we are going to invade Iran because they MIGHT develop them. No, we want their oil wells. The whole world sees this.
Kerry foolishly wrote of states like Arkansas where the Democrats hold a huge majority in the state legislature and both Senators are Democrats. Kerry should have target some of those sates and gone after their vote.
Kerry out debated Bush in all debates, but didn't deliver the punch that he could have.
Bush won because he was more shrewd then Kerry. Bush will do anything wiht a straight face. Kerry tried to be honest. That is a mistake in American politics. Goldwater told us the truth about Vietnam and he lost by a landslide. Johnson knew that Goldwater was right, but Johnson outfoxed Goldwater and made Goldwater to look like a war demon.
Actually it was Johnson who screwed up that war and the American people listened to Johnson about that war in 1964 and we are still paying for it.
Bush did the same thing to Kerry. Kerry was telling us the real story but Bush outsmarted him in discusing that war. America will come to realize this after the damage has already been done. After we go into Iran we will be over extended and at the mercy of the world.
So one poster wanted someone to tell what Kerry did or did not do that caused him to loss. So I hope this post will explain at least part of the reason.
