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but perhaps the people will be onto them by then, and vote Bush and his cronies out. It depends on a lot of things. 1. Minority voters must get out and vote, even more so than they did in 2000. They are a much more powerful voting block than perhaps they realize. The GOP knows that-that's why they had so many purged from the rolls in Florida last time around. I hope this backfires into a massive minority turnout in 2004, especially among black voters. a. Arab-americans voted overwhelmingly for Bush in 2000. I highly doubt that will happen again. 2. If unemployment is high, and wages are down, lots of swing voters will be voting democratic. 3. If we are still losing soldiers in Iraq, more voters may start questioning the wisdom of having sent them there to begin with. It is certain that if Bush is re-selected, he will use them to invade another country like Iran or Syria. They'd be sitting ducks in either of those countries, too. 4. If reliable evidence surfaces regarding 9-11, bin Laden/Bush connections and proof of a LIHOP situation, some of his own will turn on him and the public will be repulsed beyond belief. If someone in his own administration turns on him (like Powell), he will lose. 5. There's always the hope that Bush's keepers will forget to watch him closely and he will make some gaffe that will cost him dearly. 6. The dems have to run a good candidate who can fire up the vote. So far, Dean and Clark are the only ones generating a big response from voters. Dean has a real appeal to young voters, and that is a good thing. I think that the GOP is underestimating both of these candidates, and I hope that they continue to do so. I still think that Dean/Clark or Clark/Dean is a winning ticket.
I pray daily that Bush will be defeated, for the sake of our nation and the world. If we invade another country, the British may not back us at that point. It could cost so many more lives than even Iraq has cost, both our sons and daughters in the military and innocent civilians.
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