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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 2004
Page
1
A videotape during the final campaign days shows Bin Laden admitting to 9/11 while refraining from explicit threats. Analysts say the tape neither clearly helps nor hurts, potentially reinforcing Bush as wartime leader and complicating Kerry’s critique that Bush has fallen short in hunting bin Laden.
President Bush told Toledo that Americans will not be intimidated by enemies. He stated that the nation is at war with terrorists and expressed confidence in prevailing, adding he believes Senator Kerry shares the stance.
In a videotape aired ahead of elections Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to avoid further attacks and argued security lies in people not leaders, saying Western threats fuel insecurity while acknowledging ordering the 9 11 attacks. He framed his message as guidance to Americans on how to prevent another strike.
Dorothy de Souza Guedes reports Linn County Democratic campaign HQs teem with volunteers viewing the election as a life or death push. Cedar Rapids resident Lynette Coats jokes about a cot at the headquarters while University of Iowa student Molly Schild coordinates Students for Bush campus groups.
James Q. Lynch notes rural voters amid the 2004 campaign shape the battleground in Iowa and Midwest swing states. Bush leads Kerry 53 to 41 among rural voters while Kerry trails overall and struggles to close the rural gap. Kerry spokesman Joe Lockhart attributes limited rural support to the campaign's difficulty winning rural voters. Greenberg cites rural steadfastness as a key Iowa and New Mexico factor.
In Iowa both parties deploy attorneys and poll watchers to detect irregularities and scrutinize ballots, ready to pursue court action if margins are razor thin. Experts say outcomes may hinge on a close race or a large issue in a battleground state, echoing Florida 2000.
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