Saturday, October 30, 2004
Bin Laden Tape Will Help Us Rally Around The Flag
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden... tossed a bombshell into the deadheat U.S. presidential campaign on Friday in a video address to the American people which some political analysts said could actually help Bush.
"My visceral reaction is that it could hurt Kerry. I don't think the American people will take kindly to Osama bin Laden stepping into our election," said St. Louis University political scientist Joel Goldstein.
"It's an unfortunate 11th hour diversion but it reminds people of the terrorist threat and that's Bush's strong point," Goldstein said.
"Kerry is going to say, 'Why is this guy still out there threatening us? Why is he still sending videos? Why hasn't he been stopped?' But foreign threats usually work in favor of the Commander-in-Chief," said University of Iowa political scientist Michael Lewis-Beck.
RALLY AROUND THE FLAG (See Photo)
"People get scared and rally around the flag. I don't think the effect will be huge but even a small change could be important," he said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden... tossed a bombshell into the deadheat U.S. presidential campaign on Friday in a video address to the American people which some political analysts said could actually help Bush.
"My visceral reaction is that it could hurt Kerry. I don't think the American people will take kindly to Osama bin Laden stepping into our election," said St. Louis University political scientist Joel Goldstein.
"It's an unfortunate 11th hour diversion but it reminds people of the terrorist threat and that's Bush's strong point," Goldstein said.
"Kerry is going to say, 'Why is this guy still out there threatening us? Why is he still sending videos? Why hasn't he been stopped?' But foreign threats usually work in favor of the Commander-in-Chief," said University of Iowa political scientist Michael Lewis-Beck.
RALLY AROUND THE FLAG (See Photo)
"People get scared and rally around the flag. I don't think the effect will be huge but even a small change could be important," he said.
