{"id":861,"date":"2004-10-31T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2004-10-31T16:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=861"},"modified":"2004-10-31T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2004-10-31T16:22:17","slug":"the-morning-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=861","title":{"rendered":"The Morning Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having watched the bulk of today’s Sunday news shows, I can report that the Republicans aren’t quite<\/i> as nervous as they obviously were on last week’s shows. Perhaps it’s due to the “little gift”, as a senior GOP strategist appallingly described it<\/a>, that they were given by bin Laden on Friday.<\/p>\n

“We want people to think ‘terrorism’ for the last four days,” said a Bush-Cheney campaign official. “And anything that raises the issue in people’s minds is good for us.”<\/p>\n

A senior GOP strategist added, “anything that makes people nervous about their personal safety helps Bush.”<\/p>\n

He called it “a little gift,” saying it helps the President but doesn’t guarantee his reelection.<\/p><\/div>\n

Nonetheless, I’ll continue to stand by my previous prediction of a Kerry victory on Tuesday. Though now it’s all down to “GET OUT THE VOTE”, “GET OUT THE VOTE”, “GET OUT THE VOTE”.<\/p>\n

If you are not helping to do that, please go to Voter Call<\/a>, and join the effort from the comfort of your sofa, now! You. Are. Needed.<\/b><\/p>\n

That said, here’s a round-up of the polls from yesterday, taken after<\/i> Bush’s “little gift”:<\/p>\n

DCorps: Bush 47 – Kerry 48
\nFox: Bush 46 – Kerry 46
\nARG: Bush 48 – Kerry 48
\nZogby: Bush 48 – Kerry 48
\nWPost: Bush 48 – Kerry 48
\nABC: Bush 49 – Kerry 49<\/span><\/p>\n

Seemingly, about as close as you could get. But these are not good numbers<\/a> for either an encumbent or for a Republican. Look at today’s numbers, versus 2000’s numbers on the same days, according to Zogby<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Election 2004<\/b>
\n4 Days Out: Bush 46 – Kerry 47
\n3 Days Out: Bush 48 – Kerry 48<\/p>\n

Election 2000<\/b>
\n4 Days Out: Bush 46 – Gore 42
\n3 Days Out: Bush 46 – Gore 44
\nFINAL RESULT: Bush 47.87% – Gore 48.38%<\/span><\/p>\n

Lastly, and perhaps even more reliable than all of the above: Without fail since 1933, if the Washington Redskins won their final home game, the incumbent has been re-elected.<\/p>\n

Current score<\/a> of today’s Redskins\/Packers game in D.C.
\n(With 1:44 left in 4th Quarter)<\/strike> FINAL!:
\nRedskins 14 – Packers 28<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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