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Originally posted by ASUADPi
Since this thread is about Bush winning I would love to hear Bush supporters thoughts on something I read yesterday.
On MSNBC I read that Bush is going to be "attempting" to get those Kerry supporters back on "his side".
I would actually like to hear y'all's takes on that.
I personally have a list of about 10 items that he would have to "do" before I even think about supporting him. But see I don't think he will do any of these things. (FYI all the things on my list are very public things, ending the war for example is number one on my list).
If you are a Bush supporter I would really like to hear how you think he could actually acheive this statement.
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He's not going to be abl to realistically 'win' all these people - but there are Republicans and moderates who left the fold. Some preliminary steps:
-Ending the war would be suicidal - can you imagine what would happen in Iraq if we left? I dig that you're personally involved, but unless we want to turn Baghdad into Escape from New York, we'll need to continue (and get better). The geopolitical assumptions for starting the war were solid, but he'll need to overcome the massive public response to his ill-fated decision to push the WMD angle b/c it was widely accepted.
Bush will 100% need to show improvement, and an actual strategy (including an eventual exit strategy) to get people on his side.
-Showing his economic plan is correct - we know the Republican plans are more sound in general, but can he realign w/ the massive wartime budget? Can he still get social security etc on track, and push his reform plans through? etc etc
-Being careful with 'faith-based' initiatives - these smacked wholeheartedly of pandering to the party, and I'd doubt anything comes out of them. However, getting overzealous could lead to severe backlash, especially with the midpont elections looming.
-Finally, he needs to be as accessible all the time as he tried to be during the campaign. He will never be a top-flight public speaker, but his improvements need to carry through so that his actions can carry some weight, and not just look like (*insert derogatory comment here*) to Kerry supporters.