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September 16, 2004

CBS News: Democrats "Increasingly Optimistic" About Kerry's Chances

Kausfiles used to have quite a bit of fun with the LA Times' liberal-coccoon wishful thinking, always claiming that Gray Davis' advisors were "increasingly optimistic" about trouncing Schwarzenegger.

Kausfiles had big funny the day after Schwarzenegger replaced Davis, easily winning the run-off, and Davis easily losing the recall; Kausfiles speculated that the LA Times headline would be, Davis Recalled; Schwarzenegger Elected Governor; Davis' Aides "Increasingly Optimistic."

Well, CBS News has got nothing on the LA Times.

GALLUP: Bush leads Kerry by 14 points in three-way matchup, building upon his big convention bounce.

CBS News:

Despite turmoil in the John Kerry campaign, key Democrats believe Kerry is back on-message and poised to overtake President Bush by Election Day. Following two weeks of Kerry campaign reorganization, optimism flourishes among Democratic insiders.

Veteran Democratic strategists agree that John Kerry had a poor August, was off message and allowed President Bush to drive the momentum of the campaign. That’s ending, in party veterans’ view.

While the cohesiveness of the Democratic campaign remains in question, Kerry’s coming turn around does not among many party veterans. They believe the Kerry campaign has sufficiently restructured and is now on track.

The liberal media has to understand something: they may think they're helping their liberal heroes, and to some small extent they are, but this sort of obvious boosterism also hurts the liberal candidates they're trying to get elected.


posted by Ace at 10:22 PM
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LA Times was quoting Gray Davis campaign insiders as increasingly optimistic all the way until the day of the recall election. We now have Arnold as governor.

Posted by: BigFire on September 16, 2004 10:38 PM

Actually, they were only just this morning crowing how (paraphrased) 'the race has tightened again and Bush's lead has evaporated.'

Memo to pollsters: you can't poll in the midst of a major political realignment, because all your basic assumptions about sampling are toast.

Posted by: The Black Republican on September 16, 2004 10:39 PM

This is what happens when you are as insular, incurious, and sheltered as Democrats. When you replace ideas and debate with shibboleths and platitudes, you have nowhere to go but down.

They are never exposed to those who do not think the way they do; they always give the worst motives to those who disagree with them (thus obviating their need to take the alternative argument seriously); and they seem incapable of believing or comprehending that the majority of people could not like what they posit.

One would think that the election debacle of the last three openly liberal presidential candidates (McGovern (61% Nixon), Mondale (59% Reagan), Dukakis (53% Bush)) would at least plant the seeds of introspection...but no, they learned nothing.

It's the fault of the people; they're too stupid to comprehend your greatness. It is always they, not you, who are the problem.

Posted by: addison on September 16, 2004 11:01 PM

The scary thing is that a lot of these people TEACH

Won't anyone think of the children?!

Posted by: Blacknimbus on September 16, 2004 11:10 PM

GIGLI POISED FOR BOFFO BOX OFFICE

MONTREAL EXPOS FEVER -- CATCH IT!

CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAILS RECORD UKRAINE WHEAT HARVEST

Posted by: iowahawk on September 16, 2004 11:46 PM

13 points! Needs some cowbell, or cowbell equivalent!

Maybe something like this:

http://www.websiteconcepts.com.au/manfromsnowyriver/images/Photos/whip_crack.jpg

Posted by: blaster on September 17, 2004 12:58 AM

I was searching for a photo or animated gif of Sonny Corleone beating the shit out of Connie's husband.

I thought that would be good.

Posted by: ace on September 17, 2004 01:52 AM

Or the money shot from some cheap porn movie played over and over to underscore that Kerry is screwed. Now THAT'S nuanced.

Posted by: Dacotti on September 17, 2004 02:20 AM

Back on message? There is a message (besides "I was in Viet Nam, Bush wasn't, so there!"? Have I missed something?

I've read a lot of "messages", mostly contradicting each other (I agree we should take don Saddam, I just don't want to send more than twenty cents for it), but no single one stands out except the above.

I'm a life-long Republican, but I deplore the loss of the "opposition" party. How did it go from "Give 'em Hell Harry" to "Give 'em everything and apologize Kerry"???

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