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Originally Posted by djtestudo
Well, since you would need a constitutional amendment for that, something tells me that would be impossible.
I think it depends on the timing of the attack. If it's right before the election, it would most likely throw the few remaining undecideds to Bush. If it is around a week before (I guess tomorrow through Thursday or so), it might give people time to get various messages out as to putting blame on one side or the other, which could easily make it a Kerry win.
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I think at this point any major attack would help Bush, because people complaining about the Patriot act and the lost of civil liberties, real or imagined, would look pretty stupid, and Americans would want to 'kick someones ass', something most, even many Kerry supporters, don't think he would be good for.
After the election it might come out that floundering in the Bush admin allowed the attack to happen, but it would be to late for Kerry.
Anyone trying to spin the attack for their side would be in trouble as well, as I don't think that would sit well with the American people. I read a report many months ago where the Kerry campaign did some focus group adds trying to blame Bush for 9/11 and the people watching got mad to the point of physical violence they were so pissed off by the add (not pissed at Bush btw).