Bush ahead in swing states, will defeat Kerry: Karl Rove

[Barrett808]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush will defeat his Democratic rival, John Kerry, in the November 2 election because he is leading in the polls in the key US swing states, the president's top political adviser said in an interview.

Karl Rove, who has a Machiavellian reputation as a political mastermind, said in an interview with The Washington Times that many states "that were expected to be in close contention are floating out of contention" and into Bush's camp.

With the US electorate highly polarized and largely decided, there are only some 16 "battleground" states stretching from Oregon to Florida that are considered still up for grabs.

It takes 270 electoral votes of the 538 apportioned among the states and awarded in separate winner-take-all contests to win the election.

Rove told the newspaper that the swing states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia are already in the Bush camp. The Republicans must now hang on to Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire and Ohio, four key states that he won in 2000.

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[DarthDem]

1. Tee Hee

"Machiavellian?" Oh, spare us . . . .

It's amusing that this weasel had to come out of his hidey-hole to serve up this nugget to the press. Sounds like he's a touch nervous and wants to hear reassuring, soothing reports from the fascist media. There, there, KKKarl.

[leQ]

7. *giggle*

that was qute.

[callous taoboy]

13. The only nugget this cretin has

is the one in his undies most days lately.

[The Chronicler]

2. Rove = Lamar Alexander's campaign manager in '96

He isn't some invincible strategist.

[punpirate]

4. Well, face it...

... even Jesus on a bicycle couldn't elect Lamar Alexander as president.

[rocktivity]

3. Consider BOTH sources--Rove and the Moonie Times

And Rove NEVER talks to the press unless he's running scared.

:headbang:
rocknation

[olddem43]

5. Now there's an unbiased opinion for you.

Lke asking Baghdad Bob how things are going in Iraq.

[Pirate Smile]

6. Oh well, lets just forget this whole election thing then and just give *

another term.

[WI_DEM]

8. this is the same thing he said on the eve of the 2000 election

[cthrumatrix]

10. he knows the "computers to count the votes" are in place

rigged polls and rigged vote count

[randr]

9. If he is out predicting this race he must be shitting his pants.

[Ediacara]

11. Oddly enough...

Bush is NOT ahead in Arkansas, New Hampshire, Florida, Nevada, and Colorado..... And BARELY leading in Missouri and Virginia.

I find it funny also that Rove makes no mention of the fact that the other big swing states like Pennsylvania and Michigan and Washington are clearly no longer in play...

[billybob537]

12. Rove actually spoke himself.

This lie must be too big to trust to the IDIOT IN CHIEF.

[Moderator]

14. Duplicate

by one minute

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=859449