Election Recycling: There Is No Shake-Up Edition

 
 • Kerrydebuts sharp critique, new slogan: W.stands for "wrong. . . wrong choices, wrong priorities, wrong direction for our country."Kerrycalls Iraq "catastophic," "a quagmire," and "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time;" sets goal to bring home troops within first term. [ WP , NYT , LAT , WSJ , USAT , WT , BG ]

• Bush, in Missouri, talks national security on Labor Day;CheneydescribesEdwards' "two Americas" as "some sort of class system or class warfare approach." [ WP , LAT , USAT ]

•USAT/CNN/Gallup measures five point bounce forBush, within margin of error. Views of leadership qualities up 6 points forBush, down 14 points forKerry. [ USAT ]

• Clinton, Democrats frustrated his recovery curtails his campaigning, fundraising; look forward to attention surrounding first post-surgeryClintonevent. [ WP , NYT ]

•56 days to go.Gergen: "There'll be a tendency to say, 'Well, let's wait for the debates,' but ifKerrydoesn't gain any momentum, the debates will be too late."Lockhart: "I would be very surprised if a week from now, the dynamics don't show us in a very tight race." [ NYT ]

• Cheneysays before 9/11, terrorists had "impunity and got away with it." [ NYT ]

• KE04flack: "There is no shake-up. . . we've been lucky enough to add some tested, talented people to the campaign." [ WT ]

• Bushmisspeaks: "Too many OB-GYNS aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." [ LAT ]

•NewKE04spot hitsBushon Medicare. [ WP , BG ]

•"Willie Horton" ad compared to SBVFT. [ WP ]

[ REUTERS/Larry Downing US ELECTION ]