Kerry’s world leaders
Sen. John Kerry is not rolling up the right world leader endorsements.
If the endorsements of world leaders that want to cause America the
most harm are the leaders that you think will help win American voters
then Kerry is in good shape. He has received the following
endorsements: North Korea, Cuba and the Palestinian Authority, with
the governments of Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schroeder believed to be
quietly hoping he wins.
Meanwhile President Bush has received the support of the following:
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said earlier
this month that he wanted to see Bush "carry on" in his role of leader
on the war on terror, with his chief deputy, Secretary General Tsutomu
Takebe, explaining, "It would mean trouble if it is not President
Bush. Mr. Kerry is trying to address the North Korean problem
bilaterally. That is totally out of the question."
·
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said last week, "I
certainly think George Bush has given great leadership to the world
fight against terrorism. I think he's been a very strong leader in
that fight," Howard added. "I hope he wins."
·
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered what the Moscow
press called a "ringing endorsement" for Bush at a conference in
Tajikistan last week, explaining, "International terrorists have set
as their goal inflicting the maximum damage to Bush, to prevent his
election to a second term. If they succeed in doing that, they will
celebrate a victory over America and over the entire anti-terror
coalition."
Putin offered his endorsement despite his continuing opposition to the
Iraq war.
·
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday,
"We hope and believe that the next president will again be Bush,"
while campaigning for Italian local elections in southern Italy.
·
Prime Minister Tony Blair has issued no formal
endorsement for Bush, but his government agreed on Thursday to a
controversial U.S. request to transfer 850 British soldiers from
southern Iraq to the Baghdad area to free American forces for new
offensives against insurgents.
Kerry’s wandering speech
Sen. John Kerry performance in Waterloo, Iowa was downright boring
according to CBS News. Audiences often stand for hours waiting for
candidates to show which may have contributed to the person who nearly
fainted. However, it did not contribute to those who walked out:
"Shortly thereafter, Kerry wound up drifting, even after promising 16
minutes into the event that he would wrap up his remarks as an
audience member became woozy.
"While the man was being tended to, Kerry told the crowd he was going
to 'wind up ... because I don’t want to keep everybody late.'
"It eventually took him over six minutes of winding to finally 'wind
up,' though several audience members wound up walking out, choosing
not to wait for the end."
Poll Watching, 10/23
Iowa
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research for Knight Ridder and MSNBC.
Oct. 15-18, 2004. N=625 likely voters. MoE ± 4:
Bush 49%
Kerry 43%
Nader 1%
Unsure 6%
Minnesota
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research for Knight Ridder and MSNBC. Oct.
15-18, 2004. N=625 likely voters. MoE ± 4:
Bush 47%
Kerry 45%
Other 2%
Unsure 6%
Ohio
CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Oct. 17-20, 2004. N=706 likely voters (MoE
± 4):
Bush 47%
Kerry 48%
Nader 1%
Neither/Other/Unsure 4%
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