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Election Recycling: This Crazy Idea That the Constitution Means Something
•Candidates keep focus on national security as they offensively jet between Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio.Cheneyto visit Hawaii;KE04optimistic about Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.Rovepredicts victory, says "the next five days are critical."Kerrywill stick to explosives charge as long as it works. [ WP , NYT , USAT , LAT , WT ]
• Springsteendraws spirited crowd of 80,000 in Madison forKerry, perhaps the largest gathering in state history.Springsteen: "I believe the essential ideas of American identity are what's at stake. . . The future is now, and it's time to let your passions loose." [ WP , LAT ]
• BC04admits doctoring image of military crowd in commerical.BC04releases negative ad claimingKerryvoted against funding for "war on terror";KE04offers hopeful message "if you believe." [ WP , LAT , BG ]
• Bush, in interview, says he's "very at peace with this campaign."Bush: "This campaign boils down to a matter of trust: Who has earned the trust of the American people? Who do they believe in? Who do they believe can fight and win the war on terror and keep America secure?. . . The American people are very wise. They're able to detect whether somebody is trying to fool them or not." [ USAT ]
• Kerry, in interview, callsBC04"very negative, hot-button"-driven.Kerry: "It's always difficult with an incumbent president. Remember,Bill Clintonwon (in 1992) with 43% of the vote. I have to win with more." [ USAT ]
•Video shows troops with missing explosives; intelligence photos released show trucks leaving site before invasion. [ NYT , LAT , WT ]
•Campaigns seek to widen support. Voting blocs -- Jews, Arabs, youth, women, minorities, educated, and rural residents -- could vote unconventionally; even small shifts could tip battlegrounds. [ WSJ , WSJ ]
•Republicans continue to challenge eligibility of voters, especially in Ohio, as civil rights groups, Democrats cry foul. [ WP , WP , NYT , LAT , BG ]
•With popularity of early voting, dynamics shift and get-out-the-vote drives become half-month sprint. Senior votes today: "I don't know if I'll die tomorrow." [ NYT ]
•Administration seeks to limit enforcement of Help America Vote Act to DOJ employees. [ LAT ]
•DOJ dispatches 1,090 election monitors to 25 states. [ WP ]
• Edwardsnot up to challenge of fending off conservative trend in North Carolina. [ NYT ]
•Candidates conduct interviews for Univision variety show. [ WSJ ]
•Broward resend thousands of ballots. Parties prepare to scrutinize incidents; 3,000 attorneys forKerryready to pounce. [ NYT , USAT ]
•Yucca could tip Nevada forKerry.Kerry: "How many broken promises do you need, Nevada?" [ WP ]
•Florida flooded with adverts. [ NYT ]
•Turnout deemed vital in Ohio, but voters not enticed by bombardment of ads, messages. [ LAT , BG ]
•Success of war on terror difficult to assess. [ LAT ]
• Cameron Kerry-- cuter, curly, and Jewish -- surprises Jewish voters in swing state synagogues, delis, etc. [ LAT ]
•FEC rules campaigns can raise unlimited amounts of non-corporate donations for recount. [ NYT , LAT ]
• Naderin 'til the end; 1% could still make the difference. [ NYT , WSJ ]
• Badnarik: "We have this really crazy idea that the Constitution actually means something." [ LAT ]
• Thompsondownplays flu-shot shortage. [ WSJ ]
•143m registered voters expected to strain process; registration up to 71% of voting-age population. [ USAT , USAT ]
•Many Europeans, againstBushand against providing assistance in Iraq underKerry, see race as lose-lose and dangerous to transatlantic relations. [ NYT ]
• Glenda Hood, the newKatherine Harris. [ NYT ]
•National Education Association spends $1m on pro-Kerrymailings. [ WT ]
•Online betting on the election grows; nonprofit offers $20,000 to person who can guess minute the race will be decided. [ LAT , LAT ]
•Christian pop tour aims to "redeem the vote." [ WP ]
•Workplaces increasingly political. [ LAT ]