Election Recycling: Fresh Doughnuts Edition
• KerryleadsBush51 percent to 44 percent nationwide, saysLATpoll;Bushleads in battles for Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin. [ LAT and LAT ]
•BC04 to do a dry run of its get-out-the-vote strategy in key states including Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania; in Florida, 10,000 volunteers to make over 350,000 phone calls over 72 hours, interrupting some potential voters on the national day of mourning. [ AP/Gainsville Sun ]
• Kerryuses relationship withReaganto make subtle criticism ofBush'streatment of congressional Democrats. [ NYT ]
• Bush"shuffles to the center" asRove's"guns, gays and God" strategy falters amid voter concerns over the economy, unemployment, and oil prices. [ FT/Yahoo ]
• John Edwardsuses his "One America" PAC to "wag[e] a passive-aggressive bid for the vice presidency." [ BG ]
• Bush, Chiracdebate NATO involvement in Iraq.Chirac: "We must stand ready to help. But we must also take care not to provoke. For that would be to risk feeding extremism and falling into the fatal trap of the clash of civilizations: precisely what we wish to avoid." [WP ]
•Political liberals meet in Washington to "take back the Bible" from the religious right. [ WP ]
•G-8 Summit offers "Rumor Control" hotline, 1,200 fresh doughnuts per hour. [ WP ]
•Supporters linkBush, Reagan.[ WT ]
•Iraq news eclipses good economic figures.Holt: "Security underlies our feelings about prosperity." [WP ]
• Bush,relieved with positive developments, now willing to talk. [ WSJ ]
•GOP wantsZell Millerto remain a Democrat, speak at Republican convention. [ The Hill ]