Amusing RWers Dialogue Anticipating Fri Debate

[deckerd]

24. Well, I think everyone here is being objective and is right about one thing.
Republicans have been demoralized the past few days. In the polling data, in everything
else, it seems fairly apparent. If the election were being held in three to four days,
I would frankly predict Kerry would win in a very tight race or it would be to close
to call. (and I am sure this is what Carter must have realized in 1980 before the election,
and probably what Bush's advisors realized in 2000 before the election).

Of course, the good thing for Bush is that the election is a month anyway and there are
still two intervening Prez debates and one VP debate. I pretty much have said (and will say)
that ignoring motivation to vote, Bush is probably up 3-4, as opposed to the 4-6 before
the debate. This is through reading a lot of the post-debate stuff
and otherwise.
Having said that, if Bush puts up just as equally of a bad performance, or even worse
at the next debate, the race will probably be offically tied once again, with Kerry
showing the momentum of being ahead.

It's like the old line, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
Much like in 2000, if Bush (like Gore did then) lays another bomb, that one would have
real and potentially very damaging effects.

Of course, if Bush comes back decently, the race should probably level off around that 3-4
number. If Bush comes back and knocks Kerry out of the debate, it will probably go back to
the 5-6 number, with some positive residual for Bush.

This is just a little gut analysis. Cheney's debate tonight could also help or hurt the
President, but the best thing the Prez can get out of it is to stop the bleeding a little
(much like Bush in '84 for example)

Comment by JA -- 10/5/2004 @ 2:25 pm

10. Bush performed so badly in the first debate that I started to think those stories about
being brain damaged from alcoholism were true. He spoke slowly, unsurely, and didn't
really say much. It was pathetic.

Maybe he was just trying to "take the high road", but if that's all he can do, then the
election is over.

I just hope Kerry is stuck with an imploding stock market, $80 a barrel oil, and a devastated
auto industry. Let those union thugs, who for some reason vote democrat, watch their jobs go down the tubes.

Comment by brianb -- 10/5/2004 @ 6:37 pm

[TaleWgnDg]

1. well JA/freeper may be able to recite that old sage saying but

not his president:

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in
Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says: Fool me
once, shame on (pause) shame on you. (Pause) Fool
me (long, uncomfortable, agonizing pause) you can't
get fooled again." -- GWBush :dunce:

And, brianb/freeper is correct in one regard; his president does have brain function problems. If that's "taking the high road" then it's more than just brain damage! :crazy:


edited to add "t'"

[tblue37]

2. Did you notice:

The guy that thinks Bush must be brain damaged is still praying he wins the election. I think that about sums up the Bush-worshippers' attittude.