sum numbers

for those of you who like polls, some of the latest numbers are saying what we here at tepid industries have been worrying about since the get go: will there be enough people voting for kerry - not just against bush - to get the shrub out of office and put the country back on a path towards "liberty and justice for all"? julian brookes over at mojo breaks it down for us:

To the question, asked of Bush supporters, "Is your vote more for George W. Bush or more against John Kerry?" 77 percent said "for Bush," and 22 percent "against Kerry." The version of the question aimed at Kerry supporters: 38 percent say they'll vote "for Kerry," 61 percent "against Bush." Among Democrats, 41 percent say they'll be voting for Kerry; 58 percent say they're voting against Bush.

so you see, while the bushites support him outright, kerry supporters don't seem to even really support him at all; his support thus far seems - dare i say - tepid? hopefully, as time goes on and the man starts to lay it all out for us, we will see what he's made of and more people will be able to proudly proclaim that they support john kerry because of who he is and how he will lead america, not just because he isn't bush.

john and joan q. voter responded to bush over al gore in the 2000 election because they thought that he seemed like more of a down-to-earth, albeit mildly retarded, plain-talkin' cowpoke, look-you-in-the-eye kind of guy. if kerry gets out in front of the republican attack ads and defines himself as himself, i don't see how he can lose this thing. he certainly can't do a worse job than butt-head over there.

but what the hell do i know.