Mississippi 2003

[jravnsbo]

consider is not voting.

I would answer considering too and I am behind Bush all the way.  

You always look at everyone and then decide.  

Next, Bush won't be running against a generic Democrat but a named one and Bush leads by 10 points or more almost everywhere when you add a name and sometimes 20 points depending.

[jravnsbo]

what do you mean wrong?

Bush leads in a number of states and polls when you say Dean vs Bush latest spread was around 20 points.  

Other recent polls have show the same , Bush leads by vearying margins all over the country.

[jravnsbo]

ok NY, but traditionally Democrat and Bush can win in and is leading in a number of the states he needs to win.

Plus I think you will find many more where Bush is leading vs trailing to Dean.

[jravnsbo]

plus only a 5 point lead for a Dem in NY would be a troubling sign for Dems, not a positive one.

[jravnsbo]

apples and oranges you switched subjects on me.

Gephardt and Dean.

How is Gephardt doing?

[jravnsbo]

I do read polls, lots of them, especially state ones and with a liberal left candidate like Dean, he has a long way to go to get to 50%.

He is now out attacking his opponents calling them Republicans, not Republican light.  Then he has threatened that his followers may not support someone else if he is not the nominee and lastly he attacked the head of the DNC for not restraining Dean's opponents from attacking him, in a primary.  Dean will someday need these people he is attacking AND then reach ot tot he middle to win.  

But he hasn't done anything close to that yet.

[jravnsbo]

So anything come of the pledge about abortion? that does sound odd.

Um, since this is the MISSISSIPPI governor's board . . .
Anyhow, the MS governor's race was pretty bad.  Both sides had horrible attack ads.

The lt. gov's race was pretty bad too.  It was two women.  Amy Tuck (R) was a former Dem who changed midway through her first term as lt. gov.  She was endorsed by some anti-abortion.   Then her Dem challenger, Barbara Blackmon, said she was against abortion and demanded that Tuck sign an affadavit that she'd never had one!  It was odd.

Anyway, all races (gov, ltgov, atygen) had horrible but somewhat entertaining and annoying attack ads the whole time and never really ran on any issue than the R or the D.

[jravnsbo]

Gov Haley Barbor as of today!

[jravnsbo]

Saw Barbour's inaugeral on C-span.  Very down home and easy going I liked it alot, his style I mean.