Bush, Kerry on way to key state of Florida

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Fri, Oct. 15, 2004


Bush, Kerry on way to key state of Florida

The presidential campaign will move on to the swing states, including the biggest prize among them, Florida, which will host President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry over the weekend.

BY LESLEY CLARK
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After three contentious debates and millions of dollars spent on ads, the contest between President Bush and challenger John Kerry is essentially a dead heat -- paving the way for what both campaigns promise will be a ferocious 18-day chase to the end.

And Florida promises to be key. Both campaigns turn Saturday from the Midwest and head straight to Florida and its coveted 27 electoral votes: Bush starts a three-city bus tour in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, while vice presidential aspirant John Edwards will be in Miami the same day. Kerry will appear in Fort Lauderdale Sunday before touring the swing-voter rich Interstate 4 corridor.

The visits come as the campaigns shift their attention from debate strategy to turning out the vote in about a dozen states still up for grabs, including Florida, where post-hurricane polls suggest voters appear eager to pay attention to a race still too close to call.

''We're back where we started before the first hurricanes hit and now it's open season,'' said independent pollster Jim Kane, publisher of Florida Voter in Fort Lauderdale. ``Voters have shaken off the hurricanes and they're ready to listen.''
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[Katarina]

1. Local article about the chimp-in-chief.

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Should Democrats be allowed to see President Bush when he makes a campaign stop here Saturday?
Absolutely not, says the chairman of the Republican Executive Committee for Volusia County.

Sure, why not, says the co-chairman.

Meanwhile, anyone who wanted a ticket for the outdoor rally, to be held on the grounds of a Fentress Boulevard building owned by International Speedway Corp., got one Thursday at area Republican party headquarters, regardless of affiliation.

That was news -- bad news -- to Candy Gilman, local GOP chairwoman, who stressed in a telephone interview that the 14,000 tickets being distributed were supposed to be "just for Republicans."

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/03NewsHEAD01101504.htm

I wish he would stay the hell away from my hometown. Screwed up my weekend, thats for sure.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Yet this is really interesting. Poor wittle Wepubwecans

may have to endure the trauma of rubbing shoulders with the unwashed masses of tree-hugging, bomb-tossing, lib'rul DeemoncRATS. Poor, POOR thangs!

From the article:

"I don't think a Democrat would come in unless they want to do something we don't want them to do," Gilman said. "I'm going to have to talk with my office folks."

You do that, dear! Try to stay away from all those "Sore-Losermans!"

[Katarina]

3. Bunch of pigs is what they are

On my local board yesterday one of the republicans went in to get tickets and said no one questioned her at all. I found that strange since we've been reading the opposite. Obviously someone screwed up. I am sure the stormtroopers will be checking voter id's at the gate and no dems will get in.