Reply #30: I doubt it

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While the Bush Administration has shown their willingness to kill civilians numbering tens of thousands in the course of their agenda I'm guessing that any sort of October Surprise -- if there's any reason to influence voters with Diebold and ES&S counting the votes -- would be something making Bush out to be a hero. In particular I've been thinking in terms of democrats being persuaded to call for/attempt to start conscription with the whole thing being projected onto Kerry by association and ending with Bush riding in and shooting it down. I couldn't guess how exactly it would be pulled off though.

As everyone is doubtlessly aware Rangel's bill was brought out and burned a few days ago; today I came across this:

In spite of denials by the Bush administration, half of young Americans believe President Bush wants to reinstate the military draft, a national poll suggests.

I imagine the prospect of conscription alone is enough to make a lot of people decide how to vote.

Also from that article:

"Young voters are much more misinformed about the presidential candidates' positions on the draft than the population in general," said Kate Kenski, an analyst at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center.

I wonder where she thinks the troops are going to come from for Iran, Syria and any other nation on the PNAC hitlist. I wonder if she's heard of PNAC.