Election Recycling: Good People or Bad People
• Reagan'sdeath pauses campaigns; no ads on Friday. [ WP and NYT and LAT ]
•Republicans hopeReagannostalgia translates toBushbounce. [ LAT ]
•58 Senators call for stem cell research; importance toReagancited. [ WP ]
•Democrats praiseReagan.[ WT ]
•G-8 expected to support U.S. plan for democracy in the Middle East; causes and effects debated. [ WP and NYT and WT ]
•U.S. bows to France, Russia to pass Iraq resolution. [ WP ]
• Matthew Dowd: "Our ability to affect[Bush's]image is limited. Most incumbents, especially this one, are fairly well-defined
. What you want to do is have your communications have an effect on wherever the largest number of 'soft' voters are. In this case, that wasKerry,and it continues to beKerry."[LAT ]
• Bush'sfriendships with leaders are on his terms.Bush'stest: "Good people or bad people? Do they have a vision for their countries or not?" [ WP ]
• Kerryworks the "Zen and the Art of Newslessness." [ WP ]
• Kerry'sposition on security called inconsistant. [ WT ]
• Bushhas changed since 2000. [ USAT ]
• Gore'sattack of Florida Senate candidate rattles race. [ NYT ]
•Conservative 527s have difficulty raising corporate donations. [ WP ]
•Campaign consultants often become lobbyists upon election. [ NYT ]