Election Recycling: They Treat Us Like Idiots
• Bushalters stump speech to focus on ideology,Kerry's "20-year history of weakness" and record as "tax-and-spend liberal."Devenish: "John Kerrycalled us a liar on the stump. We're going to go on the offensive every chance we get." [ WSJ , NYT ]
•African-Americans excited for revenge;Kerryto black churchgoers: "We have an unfinished march in this nation. . . Never again will a million African Americans be denied the right to exercise their vote." [ WP , NYT , LAT ]
• Sharpton, Jacksonunite behindKerry.KE04manager: "With a huge African American turnout, we will win Ohio, the same with Florida. That's the difference between winning and losing -- the turnout of those votes." [ LAT , NYT , WT ]
• Edwardson media blitz, from five Sunday shows toLenoon Tuesday. [ WP , NYT , USAT , WT ]
•Sinclair Broadcasting orders affiliates to air commercial-free program critical ofKerrybefore election. [ WP , NYT ]
• Kerryraces against the clock, selling "I've got your back" mantra to local audiences "like an aging preppie who's trying to talk like the cool kids." [ WP ]
•Provisional ballots risk causing havoc on election day. [ USAT ]
•Proportional electoral system would give candidate reason to visit all states; effort in Colorado could cascade across country if accepted by voters. [ LAT , WT ]
• Obamahits road, distributes funds to other Senate candidates. [ WP ]
•Heated organizational efforts to swing Iowa; 4,144 tipped state forGore. [ WP ]
•Toledo, Ohio market swamped with $8m of political ads. [ WP ]
•Debates haven't helped most undecided voters in Florida. [ USAT ]
•Reporter visits Wisconsin to watch campaign ads. Said one resident, "They treat us like idiots." [ LAT ]
•Concern grows thatNadercould tip race;Kucinichworried. [ BG ]