Friday, September 03, 2004
Advantage Bush
Strong Vision, Even if it is Wrong, Will Play Well
Bush comes out of the convention in a strong position. Despite a vision that alienates the Elephant it was a strong, clear vision. That coupled with goodish economic news (144,000 jobs created) will certainly give an electoral advantage to Bush. But any lead he gets is not insurmountable, as I mentioned his goal to reform pensions, social security and health care leave him vulnerable to attacks on dismantling what little safety net we have in the U.S. Kerry needs to leverage that and perform well in debates to reverse this.
Bush comes out of the convention in a strong position. Despite a vision that alienates the Elephant it was a strong, clear vision. That coupled with goodish economic news (144,000 jobs created) will certainly give an electoral advantage to Bush. But any lead he gets is not insurmountable, as I mentioned his goal to reform pensions, social security and health care leave him vulnerable to attacks on dismantling what little safety net we have in the U.S. Kerry needs to leverage that and perform well in debates to reverse this.
