i disagree with u..i think american ppl re very rasional n objective in
this case.., i think fear campaign in positive perspective is energized
ppl..and it's not crap..it's based on fact..since september 11..the life of
american ppl as individual and as a nation had change dramatically.., in
others ppl view esp those who opposed him..
anyway..he won..only that matters..
RG Nur Rahmat
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Not necessarily a better leader but due to terror, yes, bush has been
terrorizing his own people by his campaign of fear, that there's no safety
outside his administration. And, 50% of the population buy that crap.
Carla Annamarie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
George W. Bush, despite all the things..won the elections, not only popular
votes but also electoral..very rare that amongst all presidents of US..had
won both side.., american ppl had choose the right and the best person to
lead their country.., many ppl underestimated him..esp in Iraq issue..but i
think no man could done the better job than him..
Moral issues..such as anti-abortion, anti-homosex marriages..re crucial
issues.., to build and strengthen a great nation is to build a good
character of the ppl, and that's most valuable issues..G.W.Bush had it..and
he won..thank god..
hope better America, better nation,better ppl, bcs they have better
leader..
"Petter Taulan P"
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another perspective on the current phenomenon
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05:46 04Nov2004 RTRS-"Morality" a top issue in U.S. election win by Bush
By Joanne Kenen
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush built his
election win on a coalition of older, white, church-goers in a race where
voters were more likely to cite "morality" as their top concern rather than
war or terror, analysis of the vote showed on Wednesday.
Pollsters had focused on terrorism, Iraq and the economy as key issues
in the run-up to Tuesday's election and those were, of course, big factors
in Bush's 3 million-vote margin.
But "moral values" was the single top issue cited by voters, and social
and religious issues such as gay marriage, gun ownership, and abortion
loomed large, according to exit polls by television networks posted on Web
sites on Wednesday.
Bush voters said they valued his clarity, leadership and religious
faith -- while Kerry scored much higher with those who placed a premium on
intelligence, compassion and being an agent of change.
CNN's analysis of the exit data showed that morality was cited as the
number one concern by 22 percent of voters -- four-fifths of whom voted for
Bush. The second top issue was economy and jobs -- and Kerry captured
four-fifths of those votes.
Terrorism was the third top issue, at 19 percent. Iraq was fourth at 15
percent -- and 73 percent of those voters went for Kerry.
Other domestic issues -- health care, taxes and education -- were all
under 10 percent, with Democrats caring more about health and schools and
Republicans about taxes. Other networks had very similar analysis of the
exit poll data on their web sites on Wednesday.
"Despite the conventional political wisdom that moral concerns are a
drag on a political ticket, it was values that energized voters," James
Kennedy, president of the Florida-based Coral Ridge Ministries said in a
statement. Kennedy said Christian conservatives had voted in unexpectedly
large numbers and had delivered a "moral mandate."
Of the 11 states with anti-gay marriage initiatives on the ballot, Bush
carried nine. Three of those states had either open or very competitive
Senate races, and Republicans captured all three -- Georgia, Oklahoma and
Kentucky.
Voters who opposed gay marriage overwhelmingly backed Bush, while the
minority of Americans who backed full marriage rights for gay couples
backed
Kerry.
For the growing slice of voters, 35 percent, who voiced support for
civil unions for gay couples, it was a narrower 52 to 47 percent for Bush.
Predictably, people who oppose abortion rights tended to vote for Bush,
as did those with a gun in their homes. The National Rifle Association had
campaigned hard for pro-gun candidates.
As expected, people who live in big cities went for Kerry and those in
smaller communities and rural areas for Bush. Married people with children
went for Bush, but working moms liked Kerry.
Union members were Democratic, veterans supported Bush -- despite the
questions about Bush's National Guard duty and the still-bitter debate over
Kerry's service in Vietnam.
People who thought the economy was basically in good shape voted for
Bush, as did affluent voters. People who thought Iraq was a mess went for
Kerry.
First-time voters and those 18 to 29 backed Kerry, as did those who
made
up their minds in the last few days, in keeping with conventional wisdom
that undecideds usually break for the challenger.
Voters over age 60 tended to go for Bush, although he may not have got
as much mileage out of Medicare reform as he had hoped.
Religion was a bellwether. Weekly churchgoers voted for Bush by close
to
2-1 margin, and Protestants who attend church regularly voted for Bush by
70-29 margin. MSNBC found that 78 percent of "white, evangelical,
born-again
Christians" voted for Bush, and those that described themselves as "white
religious conservatives" gave him 96 percent of their votes.
Only 14 percent of the population, according to CNN, described
themselves as "never" going to church and they voted overwhelmingly for
Kerry. "Occasional" churchgoers-- 40 percent of the voters -- gave Kerry a
six-point margin.
Jews stayed in the Democratic column, but early signs were that Bush
did
pick up a few points from that traditionally more liberal constituency.
Three to four percent of voters identified themselves as gay, lesbian
or
bisexual -- and about three-quarters of them voted for Kerry, the polls
showed. Overall Bush got about 51 percent of the popular vote to Kerry's
48.
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