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So . . . as for this bin Laden tape.
Both sides seem to think it's an advantage for their side. Bush thinks that it will push people to vote for him since it's a reminder that terrorists are still out there and he has posited himself as the "strong on domestic security" candidate. Kerry thinks that it will push the undecideds to his side because it's a reminder of the fact that 9/11 happened on Bush's watch, that bin Laden might be in custody right now if it wasn't for Bush turning his attention to Iraq, etc. What does everybody else think?
Personally, I feel that it depends on how many of the undecided Bush has actually convinced with the whole "strong on terror" rhetoric. If he has managed to get them to believe this, then the tape probably works in his advantage. For those who are still thinking, "Well, I don't feel any safer than I did four years ago -- in fact, I feel LESS safe," it will probably work against him. It's hard to say what the percentage breakdowns for this are.
(And I know this is probably too much to ask, but can we be a little less partisan and a little more objectively analytical here?)
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