| I am trying to think how and why the ®s won. I am not trying to be partisan or hold prejudices, I am just curious on how they won the votes. So my thoughts are :(when I refer to Bush I am implying the Bush team and vice versa for Kerry).
1) Bush knew that he could not run a race on the realities of the Iraq or "War on Terror". They really generalized the actions and made it to be more of a philosophical idea. e.g. Freedom for the Iraqi People, Liberation from a brutal dictator. I think this allowed a lot of people to say Iraq is better off and Bush did a great thing. He was also able to strike a lot of fear in people that we could be attacked (red alert, random Cheney remarks, tapes, ect)
2) Economy-glass half full. I think there was enough good information to where either candidate could spin it their way. What is reality? Beats me but I think either side could give enough information to make their supporters happy.
3) Gay people. This was a great move by Bush when he tried to get the amendment passed through. He knew it wouldn’t pass but it really put forth the message that marriage is a unions between a man and woman(thus the "values" buzzword cnn is using)
4) Religion. Bush made no secret he was a man of faith and looked to God for guidance. I really never saw this in Kerry.
5) Its got to be black or white. Bush really stood up for many things and made his positions known. Kerry was more objective on ideas and I do not think that this kind of thinking can be comprehended by many people.
I guess that Bush realized who the majority of voters are and really pushed towards their ideals. I am just curious how psychologically Bush was able to get the majority of voters.
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