Election Recycling: Awful Lot of Blood on the Floor Edition
• Cheneyunder pressure to regain momentum in tomorrow's debate; clash of opposite characters actually has potential to affect race. [ WP , NYT , LAT ]
•Debate performance lowersBush's internals, in USAT/Gallop poll; race tied. [ USAT ]
• Ricesays "people are still debating" Iraq's nuclear capabilities and "will continue to debate it." [ WP ]
• KE04moves team from Virginia in sign of concession: "We're going where the race may be a bit closer." [ WP ]
• Kerryshifts attention to economy as debate on domestic issues nears; to workers in Ohio: "I've got your back." [ WP , NYT , LAT , USAT , BG ]
•Post-debate spin, polls drive coverage.Roger Simon: "The polls drive media coverage. . . It's voodoo news." [ NYT , WP , WSJ ]
• Brownstein: "The real issue isn't whetherKerrycan score points onBush's demeanor, it's whether he can keep the race focused on Bush's record and direction." [ LAT ]
•European leaders prepare forBush's reelection, expect changes in second term;Chiracreaches out. Nations unlikely to offer troops ifKerrywins. [ WSJ ]
•Election offices inundated with last-minute registrations. [ NYT ]
•In Ohio, partisans register hundreds of thousands, count thousands of volunteers. ACT state director: "If we are neck-and-neck on November 1st, then we are going to win on November 2nd." [ WP ]
•Most Arab Americans in Florida preferKerry; Democrats careful not to alienate Jewish voters when appealing to them. [ LAT ]
•This week,Bushvisits Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota. [ USAT ]
•Little attention for civil liberties in campaign. [ BG ]
•Winner likely to appoint multiple Supreme Court justices: "I don't see any scenario that doesn't mean an awful lot of blood on the floor." [ WT ]
•Campaigns find web ads to be "the dog that didn't bark." [ WP ]
•They playBush, KerryforKerry, Bush. [ NYT ]