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[Edward Wesolowski <edwes AT idisplay.com>]

Ian (wrote):
> I was supposed to start working for them, but the change to a swingstate 
> changed their focus and eliminated the job I was about to start in
What was that, I'm curious. I guess my reaction was, well if "there is a 
real chance of Kerry and Edwards winning here" in NC, then there would be 
more to do!
Ed Wesolowski


At 01:41 AM 8/27/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> on the swing state issue...
> NC is officially been christened a Swing State by the DNC, they think
> there is a real chance of Kerry and Edwards winning here, due to
> shifts in the polls as well as response to several activities that
> they have been operating for the past few months....
>
> I was supposed to start working for them, but the change to a swing
> state changed their focus and eliminated the job I was about to start
> in
>
> ~ian
>
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:19:44 -0500, Tony Spencer <tony AT tonyspencer.com> wrote:
> > I think you may be right about the attempt to keep the gay marriage
> > issue in the minds of the voters but I don't think Edwards has nearly
> > enough local support to actually make this a swing state.  At best,
> > Edwards will force Bush to spend more time in the southern states
> > pulling his time and money away from the mid-west swing states.  I
> > think Edwards was a bad choice and Gephardt would have been a better
> > running mate (pulling in more of those swing states)
> >
> > Actually if I were a Democrat Lieberman would have been my idealistic
> > choice (although he isn't very electable).
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Let's play "find the real reason for this march!"
> > >
> > > Most of those who really pay attention to politics know that the whole
> > > gay marriage thing is being pushed more to drive far-right-wing voter
> > > turnout in November than because the Guys In Power actually think of
> > > marryin' queers as a Legitimate Threat.
> > >
> > > The Right has seen their attempt at getting a Constitutional Amendment
> > > vote onto the November ballot in North Carolina quashed at the
> > > legislative level.  It's become a dead issue, no play.
> > >
> > > Therefore, they are attempting to find any way they possibly can to
> > keep
> > > the whole "gay thing" in the papers and in people's mindspace, right
> > up
> > > until the election.  More mindspace and airtime given to Those Damn
> > > Homos will necessarily mean less mindspace and airtime given to real
> > > issues, like the complete collapse of North Carolina's textiles
> > > industry, or the Iraq boondoggle, or etc etc.
> > >
> > > Anyone think this might be because, with Edwards, NC is actually a
> > swing
> > > state now?
> > >
> > > Paula,
> > > seeking job as lobbyist, analyst, or talking head (either kind).
> > >
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