The AP has shockingly announced that Edwards has made little difference in polls. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to realize that Kerry would be polling the same numbers, no matter who he picked. That's because Kerry fills the "not Bush" slot. This year's elections will be Bush or not Bush. No one will be voting FOR Kerry. Just about anyone the Democrats nominated would be polling the same numbers.
So can Bush defeat himself? I do see rumblings of alienation against Bush from conservatives. According to today’s Wall Street Journal : “Overall spending has grown from 18.4% to 20.2% of gross domestic product (under Bush)” and “discretionary spending has grown 43% since President Clinton left office.” Some also disagree with his lack of aggressiveness in stamping out insurgents in Fallujah. I don’t think attempts to “broaden the party” wins Bush many friends. Nonetheless, he will be much better than tax happy John Kerry, who by the way served in Vietnam.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040712/ap_on_el_pr/edwards__impact_11
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