Bush will lose the 2004 election by a landslide

[JR]

I think there should be a pool for this with prizes. people should make their picks and give their reasoning and see who in the end is closest.

personally, i think Bush without a war is a political disaster. but i dont see anyone who can challenge him. there are no Democrats that can convince the American public that they will be tough on terrorism, Iran, North Korea, National Defense. The US economy is recovering and growing at more than twice the rate of the EU economy. If anyone thinks that the economy is going to be a political issue in the elections, they are dreaming.

I also believe in the balance of power and the election process and our system of government. i think it would and should also find its center again since there is now one party controlling the 3 branches of government. i doubt that will happen in the presidential elections, it seems more likely that either the house or senate will go back to Democrats in their next election.

People can hate Bush all they want... but the bottom line is that he is and has remained quite popular throughout his presidency regardless of what has happened and what he was accused of (Enron, recession, kyoto, steel tarrifs, abm treaty etc etc). It seems that he and his team are more politically savy than the opposition... whether anyone feels they are right or wrong.