Election Recycling: Piggybacking Edition
•Vote on gay marriage amendment expected Wednesday. Conservatives annoyed opponents do not have prime-time slots at convention; White House cautious of undecided, independent voters; Conservatives seek bounce in swing states.Lynne Cheneysupports states rights.Bushdiscusses it in radio address;Kerry, Edwardsto vote.Tony Perkins: "The Republicans have got some explaining to do. Social conservatives are no happy."Paul Weyrich: "I hate to say it, but the conservatives, for the most part, are not excited about re-electing the president." [NYT , NYT , USAT , LAT , BG , WSJ ]
• Kerrysays attacks on his fortune are hypocritical, defendsEdwardsfrom claim of inexperience.Teresa: "I find it un-American for people to criticize someone and say they're not deserved for any position... Those very same people never criticized my late husband for his money or his wealth - in fact, they used it. His money was just dandy." [NYT , BG ]
• Kerrypauses campaign to receive security briefing; launches largest Hispanic and African-American ad buys ever. [ LAT ]
• Kerrytries to maximize piggybacking ofEdwards'appeal. [LAT ]
• KE04to tieBushandKen Layas part of campaign for values. [ WSJ ]
• KE04,527s have run twice as many ads asBC04;gap expected to increase. [ USAT ]
• Elizabeth Edwardsprofiled as more than a mother, wife. [ USAT ]
•Last week,Kerryfoes had a few lines of attack. [ USAT ]
•RestlessKerryyearns for fresh air, has stationary bike delivered to hotel rooms, needs intellectual stimulation more than a friend, and plays pranks on associates. [ WP ]
• Bush,under pressure, acts slowly on Iran and North Korea. [ NYT ]
•RNC to pay commissions to sites that generate donations. [ NYT ]
•Media found to present mostly negative snapshots of candidates; news cycles dictated by events, not campaigns;Kerryhas not capitalized onBush'snegative press. [ WP , BG , BG ]
•Clear Channel allegedly blocked anti-war ad from Times Sqaure; concerns over bomb imagery. [ NYT ]