U.S. presidential election has been 6 days and the Democratic candidate John F. Kerry and Republican candidate George W. Bush has been off for three debates. It may seem surprising, but a total of four and a half hours have been disputing their only face to face meeting with the presidential election campaign.
The first debate was the first October at 4.00 in the Estonian time and focused on foreign policy. The debate format was not allowed by the candidates and issues to address each other directly to the presenter. Great details, with repercussions among the conditions agreed upon from the temperature difference between the candidates on the stage to the ground. Bush justified the progress in Afghanistan and Iraq during its war on terror. Kerryle threw it down too much a change of mind, using Kerry frequently used the quotation: "In fact, I voted for 87 billion allocation by the (Afghanistan), before I voted against it." Viewers thought Kerry's arguments, and the presence of more persuasive, and Sen. significantly reduced its 12-percent gap in polls .
6th October to debate Deputy candidates John Edwards and Dick Cheney. Although the history of the election are known, which has a successful presence esinumbrile some support, this time it was the power to set off a debate. Interrelationship remained smooth remember the old charges against Dick Cheney's former company Halliburton and its relation. John Edwards, however, had to explain his former charges through the optimization of offshore companies.
9th October, the Bush and Kerry each 90-minute debate. This time the preference was to ask questions without a studio audience. Previously had to write their questions on paper and then present them on the air. The host, was the moderator, who will decide how the question goes to whom. According to the rules he had to stop talking when a man should depart from what was explained. While domestic politics were also discussed examples of jobs and social costs, remained a hot topic in Iraq. This time, preferring to support the candidates and the viewers as well as Kerryt polls were considered equal.
14th October was the third and final 90-minute debate on the candidates. Again, the theme of domestic policy and küsimisõigus moderators. Bush saw a public health problem in the absence of market forces, where the buyer does not have a say in the service. After the debate, appeared on charges of his plan to provide funds for medical management into private hands. Kerry drew attention to two trillion dollar pension funds and central bank head hole Greenspan saying that "not possible preservation of the current level of pension." President's tax cuts last year titled America's richest one percent of the tax issue.
Kerry said: "I support the middle class. Bush was a budget surplus, but he spent it. "
After the debate, we learned that next year is good news eelarveauk less than feared (512), but still over 480 billion dollars. Estonia's annual budget is approximately 3.4 billion dollars.
Kerry accused the president in more than a million job losses. "11 previous presidents, both Republican and Democrats are seen as having the economic crises and wars, did not lose jobs."
Bush rolled back the Clinton's fault: "Six months prior to my coming stock market fell, came to a standstill, and we lost one million jobs. So far we have gotten over economic stagnation. "
Immigration and border security in the homeland security issues arising from differences of opinion.
Bush: "The borders are better protected than when I was Governor of Texas."
Kerry: "5,000 people a day, over the (Mexican) border."
Bush: "I will never leave our national security decision-making to other countries (United Nations) to decide."
Kerry: "I never said that I will leave it for someone else to decide."
Kerry's economy: "The gap between rich and poor grows, the minimum wage has not risen for seven years. The Senate does not even want to vote, not to mention the rates. "
Faith has a big role in Bush's life, and he often prayed, "I would like to have prayed for me. How do I know? I just feel it. I believe that God wants us all being free. It's part of my foreign policy. I want the freedom of every Afghan. Faith is a part of me. "
Kerry: "I respect everything he said."
18th October in the International Herald Tribune published the story Ms Dowdi conservative bishops, who is a former altar boy (Kerry) vote called by the sin that requires repentance.
11th September attacks, Kerry wants to connect people. He liked Bush's speech shortly after the attack, when she said she would not let the Republican nor Democrat, but the Americans. "But I've never seen such a separation now. I'm trying to find common ground, it will make Americans stronger. "Also, from the debate was Kerry televaatajatelt a better estimate.
After debate, the Bush and Kerry's support remains the same, given the potential veaprotsendiga. Many Democrats do not understand it, because Kerry was right on all three TV debates. Second November the American people elect a man yourself 538 voters whose vote depends on the then President of the acquisition. In the last elections in 2000, made the final decision of the nine Supreme Court justices who gave Florida a 5-4 majority in the votes and the presidency of George W. Bush.
Midweek newspaper article appeared in the 27th October 2004
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