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Originally posted by Joe Sixpack@Mar 9 2004, 07:28 AM
It's all about marketing and that's why Bush will win.
Kerry isn't as marketable as Bush in the current political climate.
Bush kicked Saddam's arse. Americans will remember this at the ballot box and cast their vote accordingly.
Kerry was photographed at an anti-war rally with Hanoi Jane. He doesn't stand a chance.
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I don't think Bush is very good at marketing himself or his causes. He's somewhat similar to his father in that way - though probably for different reasons. Bush I was humble. He was more capable but less willing to self-promote. His entire life was spent "serving his country". Neither is/was a Ronald Reagan in that regard. Truth is and we all know it, Bush is better off not talking in public at all. Rove is talented though and has the campaign experience of a national election behind him now.
No one really knows how a guy will stand up to a national election. Clinton was relatively unknown going into 1992 and turned out to be great. They had a well-run campaign and great slogans. Bush I was incapable or unwilling to respond. Going into the Republican National Convention the media hit home over and over again that Bush would need the speech of his life to win. He appeared nervous and the speech was nothing special. George W. would probably be even worse in that situation.
War victories are not the ballot box winner people think it is. Churchill lost election at the end of World War II. Bush I couldn't win re-election after an unprecedented 3 day victory in the desert against one of the world's largest armies. He kicked Saddam's ass too. I think Americans are tired of war. For now. We just want to concetrate on the pursuit of happiness - which is of course, the pursuit of money. The American way.
Again though, I have no horse.