A SurveyUSA poll finds that John Kerry is up by only one point in California. If this poll isn’t a statistical aberration (which it could be), it indicates Kerry is in real trouble. The chances of Bush winning California seem small – but even if he doesn’t this allows the President to force Kerry to have to campaign in what should be a safe Democratic state – drawing resources away from other swing states.
I’m quite surprised that the Iraq prison scandals haven’t forced Bush’s numbers down – instead the last week of polling shows they’re remarkably stable and he’s still tied with Kerry in a two-way race and ahead in a three-way race. The dynamics of this election show that Bush is in a much stronger position than one would expect after months of constant media attacks.
I think this means the American public is not falling for media hysterics anymore. Yes, we are all horrified by the abuse of prisoners, but we know it’s just a few, not the whole military.
I hope clear-thinking Americans are sitting back shaking their heads all this nonsense. Big Media does not represent America, and I have faith that they will let them know it at the polls in November.
Senator Inhofe gave an impressive performance at the Senate Armed Services committee in regards to the outrage over the prisoner abuse photos. Worth a read. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&u=/nm/20040511/pl_nm/iraq_abuse_inhofe_dc&printer=1