Election Recycling: Kerry Rides the Swift Boat On TV
• KE04launch ad implicatingBC04with Swift Vets and askingBushto denounce attacks. At fundraiser, wealthy Democrats chant "fight back." [ WP , NYT , LAT , BG , USAT , WP , WSJ ]
•Race could be "hijacked by the past," writesBrownstein. [ LAT ]
•Swing states gain jobs, but not all of those lost. [ WSJ , USAT ]
•Unwilling soldiers forced to register to vote: it'sDonkeys in the Desert vs. Baghdadis For Bush, and Iraq's onlyNadervoter speaks. [ WSJ ]
• Bush's many small proposals add up to big vision, say analysts. [ LAT , USAT ]
• Kerryraises $2.5m on one rainy day in the Hamptons. [ NYT ]
•GOP fearful of attackingEdwardson tort reform because of the victims. [ WT ]
•Florida ballot arguably more confusing than 2000 ballot. [ WP , USAT ]
•Moderates who run convention exert little influence on White House.Whitman: "If [Bush] loses, it is an absolute validation of the fact that you cannot be a national party if you are excluding people." [ NYT , NYT ]
• Bushprobably will not stay overnight in New York. [ NYT ]
•Chaos may loom as protest location issues are still unresolved. [ NYT , USAT ]
• Protestersface challenges: first, finding New York City. [ NYT ]