How Does The McGreevey Story Affect The Presidential Race?

[Yavin4]

I cannot find an angle, but how will Rove and co. use this in the presidential race?

[hatrack]

1. They'll try, and no one will care

Net effect on the race - zip.

[Placebo]

2. I concur...

:nopity:

[clydefrand]

3. Oh, how about-- all Democrats do is

engage in illicit sex acts while the repugs don't even know what sex is because they are just too pure to engage in anything but holy unions. And by golly, they talk with God and He talks to them and they know what is right for the whole damn earth because God told 'em.

[Yavin4]

5. They've Got At Least Two Adulterers Making Prime Time Speeches

at their convention, Guliani and Schwarzenagger. Sorry, that won't fly.

[flaminbats]

14. This couldn't be timed better for Repukes...

just before the convention, and as Kerry is finally getting a boost from the Democratic convention. Republicans don't even need to bring up McGreevey by name. Just using code words like family values, alternative lifestyles, and gay marriage will be enough to inflame the passions of voters!

Personally I think this was more than an affair, it goes without saying that Republican operatives were blackmailing the Governor. And now this resignation will hurt Kerry in New Jersey, force him to respond again to their message, and give Bush a huge boost after the Republican convention.

The real question is what will Kerry do to bring focus back to his message, and use this scandle for his political benefit?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

6. Then there is Adolf Schwartenegger and KKKelsey Grammer....

who made a "career" out of molesting inocent women.

[Nite Owl]

4. It can take the spotlight all of

*'s gaffes and squeeze out more important issues. Not that they are being covered anyway but it just gives them more senseless news to report on. Since he has a D after his name it will be covered over and over to make sure that it isn't just local. How much time did they spend on Rowland?

[wyldwolf]

7. Bush will admit he's gay and resign?

[hatrack]

8. That reminds me - anybody seen the mayor of Knoxville lately?

:evilgrin:

[PsN2Wind]

9. Karl will probably tell Dubya

"No more kissing McCain on the head, at least in public".

[West Coast Democrat]

10. It will give the mediawhores another chance to try distracting...

their viewers from the horrible job * is doing...distract them for a while anyway.

[Yavin4]

11. Good. Bush Is The One That Needs The Media Time

He's the one that's behind in the polls.

[theboss]

12. I don't think it will have any impact

The only thing they can do is make some vague speeches about how Democrats are sleazy by nature. But after Connecticut and Illinois, we are still doing better than the Republicans this year.

[jean]

13. rove will try to enhance the wedge of gay marriage somehow

I don't know, of course. But won't he try to use it for whatever it's worth? Rove must be thinking, 'Gay marriage...a gay DEM politician outting his own self...what shall we do with this?' Actually he's probably known about it for a while and has a plan at the ready. More distraction from real issues.

[DaveinMD]

15. not at all

NJ is a safe state and this won't change that.