Election Recycling: Not Natural to the Political Process Edition
•Partisans unite to hailReagan. [ WP and NYT and BG and USAT ]
• Bushcampaign weighs use ofReagan; Nancymay appear. Operatives seek early criticism ofReaganbyBush I, Kerry. Gillespie: "The parallels are there. I don't know how you miss them." [NYT ]
• Kerrysuspends campaign, postpones concerts to honorReagan.[ WP and NYT and LAT and BG ]
• ReagandwarfsBushin Normandy andBrokawinterview.Bushon Iraq: "I think it's fair to say that - you know, that - the enemy didn't lay down its arms like we had hoped." [ NYT and NYT and WT ]
• Bush, Chiracagree on U.N. resolution for Iraqi sovereignty. [ WSJ and USAT ]
• Kerry'srhetoric turns optimistic; campaign tries to humanize candidate. [ LAT ]
•Corporations avoid donating to 527s;Kerrybenefits. "It reflects what many advocates of reform said: that much of this money was not natural to the political process," says expert. [ WSJ ]
• Deanseeks effective progressive organization, takes lessons fromGingrich, Reed: "Those people were very organized, they were very methodical about what they did."[WSJ ]
•Study finds swing voters unsupportive ofBush,unsure aboutKerry,and generally unenthused. [ WT ]
• Kucinichfinds friends in forgotten areas: "'I did it! I shookKucinich'shand!' a girl squealed." [ WP ]