Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Reagan-Bush
Republican strategists acknowledged Monday that they hope the nation's week of mourning for Reagan, who died Saturday, will turn into a boost for Bush's reelection campaign.
Let's see if Republicans turn Reagan's week of mourning into a rally, similar to Senator Wellstone's memorial. I was afraid Reagan would have passed away closer to the election. If that were the case, they surely would have milked his death for what it's worth. As David Gergen says in the article, hopefully voters compare GWB to Reagan and realize how little they have in common. We shall see.
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Let's see if Republicans turn Reagan's week of mourning into a rally, similar to Senator Wellstone's memorial. I was afraid Reagan would have passed away closer to the election. If that were the case, they surely would have milked his death for what it's worth. As David Gergen says in the article, hopefully voters compare GWB to Reagan and realize how little they have in common. We shall see.
"If this had happened in mid-October, it might have been different," said William Schneider, CNN senior political analyst and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. "It would have rallied conservatives…. But it's five months too early. A week in politics is a lifetime; five months is an eternity."
