Reply #2: I do not think that many people really like Bush. I think that he retains

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his core supporters but I do not think he is winning converts and I think even those who may answer in the affirmative in a poll may be on the fence. People are afraid to speak up about politics. Remember when Clinton was President? Hell everybody had an opinion and no one seemed afraid to express whatever was on their mind about him. I notice a real silence that takes over when a group of people who do not know or trust each other well are confronted by a political topic.
People wait for someone to make the first move and then they join in, no one seems to want to be the first one out of the gate. What I am noticing is silent support of the strikers here, it may be different in other neighborhoods but the parking lots look like ghosttowns and the independent stores that are close to me are stripped of merchandise. I do not recall anything like this in prior years when there were strikes. I do not know what to make of it but something tells me that it is a way people can protest without saying a word.
I may be wrong but I think Bush is very beatable and Democrats are very electable. Just my opinion.