In South Carolina, Job Losses Crack Solid Support for Bush

[maha]

New York Times, August 18

By MICHAEL JANOFSKY


REENVILLE, S.C., Aug. 12 — Lynn Mayson is an unemployed machine operator here. Roger Chastain is president of a textile company. While they travel in distinctively different circles, they have quite a bit in common.

Both are Republicans. Both were part of the Solid South vote that helped George W. Bush win the White House in 2000. And, now, both say they are angry enough about job losses in the region to vote for someone else in 2004.

"Something's got to give," said Ms. Mayson, a mother of three, as she left a state-run jobs center the other day. "I'm not going to vote for Bush unless things change. The economy has got to get better, and it's only going to do that if someone makes something happen."

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[diplomats]

1. Thanks for posting this

If the economy doesn't improve, Bush will be extremely vulnerable in 2004. We need a candidate with a strong economic plan to capitalize on that.

[morningglory]

2. You can always join the army

if you are young enough. They need undertakers in the army, I hear.

[samsingh]

3. the economy keeps going down