Election Recycling: A Statement About What's Broken Edition
• Bush, Kerryhonor Vets. [ WP and NYT and NYT and LAT ]
• Bushcamp to "play up" ideological differences.Mehlman: "This election will represent a clear choice, an ideological choice on the issues. And this campaign is totally committed to grass roots." [WT ]
•With support slipping,Bushmay need more than grass-roots. [ BG ]
• Kerryto speak of need to secure weapons material from terrorists, increase support for first responders. [ LAT ]
• Kerry'slead in New Jersey is surprisingly small. [ WP ]
•Swing states include few Senate battlegrounds. [ WP ]
• Kerryembraces "Let America be America again." Explains official, "It's a statement about what's broken, and that something's broken. . . And the best part about it is that it traces the source of the hope to what's already deepest inside of us." [ NYT ]
• Kerrysees potential in red Virginia: "I don't care what's usual or not usual." [ BG ]
•Unemployment in Stark County, Ohio testsBush: "They call us the bellwether county in the bellwether state." [WP ]
•Some Democrats weary ofKerry'swar stance and white staff. [ WT ]
• BushpaintsKerryas a straw man. [ WP ]
• Bush, Kerryhave different approaches to Middle East. [ BG ]
• Bushuses Air Force One for campaigning more than any predecessor. [ USAT ]
• Soros: "Frankly, I don't think I'll need to do a lot more. . . I now take the defeat of Bush more or less for granted." [USAT ]
•Telephone rates could become a campaign issue. [ LAT ]