Kerry Support Wavering in Wake of Ads Cer in Vietnam Have Eroded Some of Bush in the Long Term, Analysts Said
Finding Fredalba FRIDAY The Voice of Hawai‘i Features | page 3 August 27, 2004 Inside News 2 Opinions 4,5 Comics | Crossword 10 Features 3,7,8 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports 9,11,12 VOL. XCIX ISSUE 5 THE UnivERSITY of HaWAI‘i at MA¯ NOA www.kaleo.org Kerry support wavering in wake of ads cer in Vietnam have eroded some of Bush in the long term, analysts said. campaign. “So you have a problem the Mekong Delta of Vietnam when By James Kuhnhenn the benefit he gained from the fre- “We‘ve seen such a solid, intense there.” Kerry pulled a Green Beret officer out Knight Ridder Newspapers quent Vietnam imagery played at the vote out there that most stories, most The ads may have had their big- of the water after a mine explosion. (KRT) Democratic National Convention last events that occur in this campaign gest impact with veterans, a majority At issue is whether the Swift boats month. have only played around the edges,” of whom were already predisposed to operating in that mission came under WASHINGTON — Just days One poll, by The Los Angeles Goeas said. vote Republican. enemy fire. before the Republican National Times, shows Bush gaining the lead in Yet, Kerry‘s biggest challenge The third poll, which focused The organizers of the ad cam- Convention, the race between the contest for the first time. Another from the ads may be trying to shift the on veterans, shows that while Kerry paign, some of whom were in boats President Bush and Democratic chal- survey — the Battleground 2004 poll campaign back to issues that matter made some gains with veterans after on the river alongside Kerry that day, lenger John Kerry remains a toss-up by Republican pollster Ed Goeas and to undecided and independent voters, the convention, any improvement dis- say they faced no weapons fire.
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