Election Recycling: Beats Daddy's Money Edition
• Bushoutlines prospects for second term, raises $22 million for Republican candidates: "Government should never try to control or dominate the lives of our citizens. . . government can and should help citizens gain the tools to make their own choices and to improve their own lives." [ WP , NYT , LAT , BG ]
• KerryleadsBush2 to 1 among Latino voters; most dissatisfied with Iraq, war on terrorism.Kerrystarts new Spanish-language ad. [ WP , NYT ]
•Image ofBushas leader on security may be eroding.Luntz: "If that underpinning comes apart, then so does his support." [WSJ ]
•White House counsel, possiblyBushaides, knew ofBergerinquiry. [ NYT ]
•9/11 report points fingers atBush, Clintonadministrations. Said Democratic aide, "There's a complete absence of action by theBushadministration for the rest of August [2001]. Except if you count barbecues." [ NYT ]
• BC04rapid responses hope to easeKerry'sconvention bounce. [ WT ]
•Voters seek commander in chief. Political scientist: "[N]ational security 'really matters now.'"[ USAT ]
• BC04woos African-Americans, withDon King'shelp.Kemp: "We've never done enough. . . We had a great history with African-American voters, and we walked away from it." [NYT , WT ]
•Tension boils betweenKerry, Nader.Independent candidate plans media availability for convention weeks. [ WSJ ]
•Few discuss election terror threat. Chairman of Election Assistance Commission: "The two threats to our being prepared are these: fear that discussing the issue is a de facto invitation to a terrorist event, and that the issue has been so politicized that we can't even have a rational conversation about it." [ LAT ]
• Kemp, Armeyto counter MoveOn.org. Kemp: "We believe that hard work beats daddy's money." [ WT ]
• Kerrywould focus on crime by urban youth, institute zero-tolerance for gang violence. [ BG ]
•Democratic delegates more liberal thanKerry-Edwardson gay marriage. [ USAT ]
•Ad executives critiqueKE04ads. "Three Minutes" called "the most interesting," even though "It doesn't address the issues, but it was a rousing commercial." [ WSJ ]
•New York protesters take "high road," accept distant location. [ NYT ]
•Republicans organize nationwide community service during convention weeks. [ NYT ]
• Kucinichto endorseKerrytoday. [ NYT ]
•Left-leaning documentaries dominate box office. [ WP ]
•In Boston, groups complain about protest barriers. [ WP ]
•ABC to broadcast C-SPAN-style on obscure digital channels ("They are named in on-screen program guides as 7.1, 7.2 and so on.") and online. Other networks are unimpressed. "We have cable news channels, so we don't need to use a digital subchannel," saidMark Lukasiewicz, the producer of NBC News. [ NYT ]
•"This Land Is Your Land" cartoon receives 5 million hits in a week. [ LAT ]