Would George W. Bush have been 're-elected' without 9/11?

[onehandle]

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[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

1. He would have been primaried by his own party(n/m)

[Mr. Mojo Risen]

2. "He's kept us safe"

Remember that one? Despite 9/11. Despite that he was warned repeatedly and did nothing. He got the old "Well he's kept us safe" line of bullshit.

Ever notice how Obama never once was credited for keeping us safe?

[Recursion]

3. Probably more easily than he was

Nate Silver wrote a few columns this year looking at the 2004 election that convinced me of that. Foreign policy was actually a drag on W; he won in '04 because he was a moderately popular President in a moderately growing economy.

[BlueJazz]

4. George Bush and Fox News were the Rolls Royce of Dog and Pony shows....

...and the American public bought every line...

[Tutonic]

5. Re-elected? Lets not forget that he was "chosen" as president by

that sorry US Supreme Court. And if you know anything about statistical polling you'll understand that he stole the second election. So no he was never actually elected. But he probably made his daddy proud--being that Daddy was also dirty.

[icarusxat]

7. even the obvious needs to be pointed out sometimes

thanks for reminder I was about to post

[onehandle]

11. Thus the quotes around 're-elected.' nt

[SheilaT]

6. I seriously doubt he would have faced a primary challenger.

But, as ineffectual a campaigner as Kerry was, without 9/11 there would not have been the constant fear-mongering that made such a difference. The "He kept us safe" bull crap.

[Poiuyt]

8. I wonder if his 1st term would have been as hideous as it was without 9/11

Remember, he used that event to push through his fascist agenda.

[kaiserhog]

9. He was floundering before 9/11.

The senator from Vt. flipped from GOP to Democrats (Jim Jeffords) happened right before. The biggest problem for Democrats was the ordeal of Rep. Gary Condit. It turned out his reputation was unfairly ruined. 9/11 changed to whole dynamic for 2004, especially for Democrats.

[Maeve]

10. How about a "Fuck! No!!!!"Option?

[unhappycamper]

14. +1

[krawhitham]

12. No, 9/11 jumped his approval rating by 39 points

He had hit a low of 51% on Sept 10th, by Sept 21st he was at 90%

[no_hypocrisy]

13. He would have been a lame duck before the first year of his

administration concluded. Remember how Jim Jeffers "converted" from republican to independent and was voting with the democrats in the House? Bush wouldn't have been able to pass much if any of his programs or legislation for the duration of his only term.

[B Calm]

15. The election was stolen, he was

never re-elected.

[madokie]

16. To be honest with you

I doubt he would have been able to finish his first term and if he had he would have been a wounded duck the whole time to where it wouldn't have mattered anyway. He and the dick were not and I repeat were not liked by very many prior to 9-11

[cherokeeprogressive]

17. Impossible to know.

[stevenleser]

18. That's an easy one. NO! nt

[RandiFan1290]

19. He got his tax cut in less than 5 months

Dems rolled over easily to give W what he wanted