Bush could be accused of conduct unincumbent

[Justice]

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2004/06/01/bush_could_be_accused_of_conduct_unincumbent/


But while most of Kerry's ads so far have been upbeat biographical spots -- leaving the dirty work of softening up Bush to the ''527" groups -- Bush's campaign was at work earlier and longer in trying to define Kerry as a weak-on-defense liberal.

This shock-and-awe of the airwaves hasn't seriously damaged Kerry, though Republicans can reasonably argue that the horse race polls would be worse for them without the ads. But viewers might just as well wonder whether Bush has come on too strong, too fast: His campaign is already on orange alert with five months to go before the election.

The Bush strategy seems simple: Use the Republicans' fund-raising advantage to portray Kerry as a Massachusetts liberal just the way George H. W. Bush portrayed Michael Dukakis as an out-of-touch, card-carrying left-winger in 1988.


This is a follow-on of the Washington Post articles.

[rasputin1952]

1. I like the "Orange Alert" status they consider the administration ...

to be at...:)

I would actually say it is closer to Red, they are going down pretty fast, they know it, and the rest of country knows it. if I can be in Nebraska, and not find a single bush defender at this point...things are looking really bad.

I'm not saying they won't vote for bush, (vote by rote is a reality), but those that supported this clod vocally just 6 months ago, get a look of disgust whenever he is mentioned....:)