Election Recycling: Voters Go Blank Edition
•Battleground poll: Bush,43 percent,Kerry,41 percent;Bushapproval at 50 percent. [ WT ]
• Kerry,at Rainbow/PUSH, promises broader access to colleges for minorities: "Well, I say, the most pessimistic thing that you can say is that we can't do better in the United States of America." [ NYT and WP and LAT and BG and USAT ]
• Kerryfaced with decision of paying off his personal loan to the campaign with campaign contributions or with his own income. [ NYT and LAT ]
• Cheneybooed at Yankee Stadium. [ NYT ]
•Some Republicans thinkAshcroftis too polarizing, may not return for second term; complains that he focuses on his own agenda. [ NYT ]
• Kerryon releasing his divorce records: "I have no intention of doing that at all. There's no reason whatsoever. It's history, ancient history." [ LAT ]
•PollsterPeter Hart: "BehindJohn Kerry'sname right now is a huge question mark. He's going to need a very firm handshake with the American people." At a focus group of military families, "voters go blank when asked to identify Mr. Kerry with any issue." [ WSJ ]
• Teresaspeaks of "very sad day" when her first husband died. [ BG ]
• Kerry'sdecision not to cross picket line shows long-term focus on victory, writesGlen Johnson.[ BG ]
• Laura Bushcampaigns for a second term doing "the hardest unpaid job in the world." [ USAT ]
•Conservative groups allegedly violated election regulations by their methods of helpingNader;Groups admit helping, deny wrongdoing. [ LAT ]
•ACT under fire for door-to-door practices. [ WT ]
•Conservatives reeling, unsure how to knock "Fahrenheit 9/11." [ WSJ ]
•Democrats concerned about picketing during convention. [ NYT ]
•Electronic voting in dire need of repairs. [ NYT and WT ]
•Parties embrace MTV, Comedy Central, internet for convention coverage, but "The idea that someone wants to go online to participate in the convention is dubious." [ WSJ ]
• Sharptonto host reality show on Spike TV: "I'm the working man'sTrump.He brings people into the penthouse. We bring them into the house." [ WP ]