Election Recycling: Interns Armed with Tivos Edition
•Approval ofBush'shandling of war on terror up five points in three weeks, to 55%, but 46% say the U.S. is winning. Slim majority says Iraq was not worth fighting.Bush'sapproval rating unchanged at 48%. Selection ofEdwardsstrengthened support forKerry.[ WP ]
•Gay marriage ban set for defeat. [ WP , WT ]
•Convention to reintroduceKerry,dwell on theme of "Stronger at Home, Respected in the World." Pollster: "Seventy-five percent of the campaign forKerryis that week, and the rest is holding on to the gain from that week." [ WP , LAT , WT , WT , USAT ]
• Bushappeals to rural America: "I believe the heart and soul of America is found in places right here in Marquette, Michigan," not in Radio City withKerry.[ WP , NYT , LAT , WT , USAT ]
• BC04war room, modeled afterClinton'sin '92, but designed for offensive tactics. Mantra: "It's the Hypocrisy, Stupid." Communications director: "[Y]ou have to have all that research about [your opponent] all of the time because he's going to go on the trail and say something ludicrous, like he did last week when he said 'I share your conservative values,' and you need to rapidly provide reporters with evidence to the contrary." Interns utilize Tivo. [ NYT , LAT ]
• KerryhitsBushon jobs data. [ BG ]
• Bush"doesn't realize how many African-Americans he is thumbing his nose at," says NAACP supporter.Brazilesays speech to gathering isKerry's"opportunity to showcase not just the strong support he has with African-Americans, but really to hit it out of the ballpark." [ NYT ]
• Kerryhas thousands of policy advisors toBush'sdozen. [ WP ]
• Bushad attacksKerryfor missing votes: "John Kerryis a very busy man... If these areJohn Kerry'spriorities, let's hope there is a lot of havoc in his schedule." [ LAT ]
•al Qaeda also confused about election plans. [ WSJ ]
•As lawyer,Edwardsmade friends, enemies, and chose cases carefully. [ NYT ]
• Hillarynever asked to speak at convention. [ NYT ]
• Vogueoffers glowing portrait ofJenna, Barbara. Jenna: "He's not the shotgun-dad type, he's the joking-around-to-the-point-where-he-scares-the-heck-out-of-them-type." [WP , NYT , LAT ]
• Clintonon parallel tour for book,Kerry.[ WP ]
•Humor used to attack No Child Left Behind. [ LAT ]
•Cable news to absorb conventions. [ WT ]
•Anti-war group offered different spot in Times Square. [ NYT ]
•Many Wall Street firms plan escape from New York during convention. [ WP ]