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BigDemVoter

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10. True. he had it stolen. . .
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 06:16 PM
Jul 2016

But he still should have been campaigning that last weekend before the election.

Bush had to STEAL Ohio to stay in office. Rove and TeamKasich won't help Trump steal Ohio like blm Jul 2016 #1
That's where to bet, I guess. elleng Jul 2016 #7
Ah, but a few "things" are missing from that 2004 election. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #2
Kerry did forcefully counter Swiftliars at a speech to Firefighters who endorsed him - Every 'news' blm Jul 2016 #9
It wasn't Kerry's own idea not to fight the smears...it was the former Dukakis people on his staff Ken Burch Jul 2016 #14
Ken - he DID counter and every network refused to carry that speech to Firefighters. blm Jul 2016 #15
interpretation is not revisionsm. Springslips Jul 2016 #16
That's just not accurate. You'd know better if you understood the role the corpmedia played and WHY. blm Jul 2016 #17
It is still interperation. Springslips Jul 2016 #21
Kerry responded and countered - media ignored it. You CHOOSE to adopt corpmedia view. blm Jul 2016 #27
He did that speech, but one speech wasn't going to be enough. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #18
The media had the full Navy records karynnj Jul 2016 #22
Absolutely. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #25
Some of the nomenklatura wanted it. mylye2222 Jul 2016 #28
There was also the Bin Laden video released right before the election... Ken Burch Jul 2016 #12
Yeah, I remember that, too... Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #19
And vadermike Jul 2016 #3
You are correct, and the reason for no bounce was the false terrorism threat announcement. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #4
I remember being infuriated by the series of false warnings that were issued, Nitram Jul 2016 #5
Kerry ran a TERRIBLE campaign. BigDemVoter Jul 2016 #6
Baloney -JK took a few days to prepare for debate where he trounced Bush - BushInc had to steal Ohio blm Jul 2016 #8
True. he had it stolen. . . BigDemVoter Jul 2016 #10
He WAS campaigning - you mixed up a couple days he took off preparing for debate with the blm Jul 2016 #11
What I DO remember is BigDemVoter Jul 2016 #24
It was during the Republican convention karynnj Jul 2016 #23
We cannot be complacent. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #13
this is not 2004... heresAthingdotcom Jul 2016 #20
Hillary is ahead TeddyR Jul 2016 #26
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