Kerry's 24 Hour Iowa Tour

[sandnsea]

This is the kind of dedication and determination we need.

Kerry to Campaign Around the Clock

Democratic candidate for President John Kerry will launch his Fighting for Working Americans 24-hour Tour on Monday where he will visit working Iowans at work, including factory workers, child care providers, fire fighters, nurses, small business owners and farmers and talk with them about his plan for the first 100 days of a Kerry Administration that will set America back on a course toward security and prosperity.

John Kerry will be working for 24-hours straight, traveling around the State of Iowa to visit people that work hard, play by the rules and are too often shortchanged by the radically wrong and right wing agenda of the Bush Administration. These are the people who work to keep America strong, keep us safe, teach our children and strengthen our communities.

George W. Bush has taken America in the wrong direction because he cares more about special interests than about the needs of working Americans. John Kerry will stand up to the special interests and fight for working Americans to put the nation back on track to promise and prosperity.

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2003_1221a.html

[XanaDUer]

1. Thanks for the great post!

:hi:

[Padraig18]

2. Do you know anything about a Mellman poll?

Someone posted here that a Mellman poll showed Kerry at 24%, and Dean at 28%; I've googled it to death, and can't come up with it. Was it some internal Kerry poll, maybe? Thanks.

[bigtree]

3. From Kerry blog:

http://www.blog.johnkerry.com/cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=910

From Yepsen: Strong Kerry push may earn him anti-Dean title
By DAVID YEPSEN Register Political Columnist
12/18/2003 HORSE-RACE JOURNLALISM

"There's another political story developing in Iowa: the improving position of John Kerry. The Massachusetts senator has been quietly doing things here that are improving his caucus prospects. Evidence of his success comes in a Pew Research poll released 10 days ago. That survey of likely caucus-goers showed Dean with 29 percent, Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt with 21 percent, Kerry at 18 percent and John Edwards at 5 percent."

A second-place finish for Kerry would be a legitimate Big Deal and would position him as the anti-Dean candidate in the race. Kerry would become the "comeback kid" of 2004, something Bill Clinton was able to spin out of his second-place finish in the New Hampshire primary in 1992. There is much positive buzz surrounding a candidate who comes from behind to win that designation.


"Kerry's campaign has a similar poll. It is circulating a Mellman Group (Kerry's pollster) survey done for its campaign that shows Dean at 28 percent, Kerry at 24 percent and Gephardt at 23 percent."

[sandnsea]

4. Yes

Back in October he had Dean slightly in the lead with Kerry and Gephardt tied. That's proven to be pretty accurate. Compare it to Zogby in Iowa in October.

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=748

[Padraig18]

5. So, it was in October?

Some Kerry supporter was throwing it around today, implying that the numbers were currently 28 to 24 in Iowa.

Thanks! :hi:

[sandnsea]

6. No, there are 2 polls

You asked if there was a poll showing Kerry in second, I answered yes. Yes means yes.

Then I pointed to the comparison between Mellman's October poll and Zogby's October poll, saying that Mellman's was actually more accurate than Zogby.

geez.

[Padraig18]

7. You misunderstand me.

He/she was implying that the current numbers indicate a Dean 28%/Kerry 24% race currently.

Geez...

[sandnsea]

8. It IS current

TWO POLLS. One in October, one current.

You asked if there was a poll and whether it was a Mellman internal poll. I answered YES.

Then I went on to explain that the October Mellman poll was more accurate than the Zogby October poll. Meaning there is every reason to think that this CURRENT Mellman poll is accurate as well.

TWO POLLS.

[Padraig18]

9. And the CURRENT poll shows a 28-24 race?

It's a simple question...

[Padraig18]

11. I'll take that as a 'no'. n/t

[sandnsea]

13. YES, 1000 times YES

I ate dinner, is that okay???

[poskonig]

10. Good for Kerry.

This should give him a publicity boost in the state at least in the short term.

[Octafish]

12. Kerry can work a 24 hour day.

Sen. John Kerry's round-the-clock tour will show Iowa Democrats how he can beat Gov George W Bush, the man who needed a month's vacation after TAKING office only six months earlier. I hope this garners enough publicity to demonstrate Sen. Kerry is a man qualified to be President.

Not only does Kerry have the backbone to stay up and at 'em, he has the brains to meet people and show them he knows how to use the powers of the Presidency to make this a better country, for Iowa and all Americans. More than just working the good, Liberal fight, Kerry has been serving the country practically his entire life. More people should know that.

[JI7]

14. not sure how much media coverage

not sure he will get much media coverage as on many other things. but that's why he needs to take it straight to the people like bill clinton did. he can't rely on the media to get his message out. they either ignore or lie about it. like cnn saying democratic candidates were staying out of the gun control issue when kerry made that an issue many times.

[oasis]

15. kick