How did Bush Jr. win the elections for the second time when most americans don't even like him?
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Karl Rove. He's the spin master genius behind Bush's reelection. Rove built a solid base among the Christian Coalition in America's Heartland. Then started his spinning skills in the Southern States. He works by organizing leader's of the communities, usually preachers, then has them convince the flock that Bush is rightous in his endeavors. The boundary between church and state became blurred and the Bush administration capitalized on it.
543930
Bush was reelected...he's the first president to loose the popular vote in his first term and then be re-elected
806621
Agreed. To elect him once was foolhardy - to elect him twice defies logic. The world and thousands of innocents are reaping the fruits of the American publics stupidity.
926917
well, after they finally allowed the overseas military absantee ballots to be counted (that kerry's team tried to keep from happening because they arrived a day late or something similar), it wasn't even close.  Bush won by a large scale.  I don't know the actual numbers.
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1.  Americans don't necessarily hate Mr. Bush; they hate his sick policies, both domestic and foreign.\n\n2.  People voted for Mr. Bush before it became apparent he was a cheating, lying, stinking, bombing fraud.  Oh, and a war criminal.  \n\n3.  Mr. Bush did not "win" either election - he was put in power by those who are actually in charge and trust me, it ain't us Americans...\n\n4.  God blesses good Patriots - of which I am one. (Patriots stand up for their country against a crooked government).
569922
The same way that idiots are still behind Bush for a second term.
106894
It's called an election, not a "second chance".  The voters decided.  He received more votes than any other before him.\n\nKerry?  You're kidding! Show me in his 20+ years as a senator what he has accomplished. He, just like Clinton governs by opinion polls, Bush sticks to his convictions regarding what needs to be done regardless of popular opinion.  That is what makes a leader.\n\nRemember, Clinton had a chance to get Bin Laden but was too busy GOLFING (read "Dereliction Of Duty").  The result, 09/11/01.  Now Bush has to clean up the mess.
843791
All I know about Bush is he stole the election in 2000 and he lead America into a disastrous war in Iraq.He'll go down as a mediocre leader.
34509
Actually, I think Americans are pretty smart for re-electing Bush.\n\nJust as the Brits re-elected Tony Blair.\n\nJust as the Australians re-elected John Howard.\n\n*MOST* people who vote DO look at the issues and they understand what is going on in the world today. The voters understand that in times like these, we need leaders who will stand up for what they believe in EVEN IF IT SEEMS LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD IS AGAINST THEM.\n\nIt is called having convictions and standing up for yourself. Thank God we have men like Bush, Blair and Howard for standing up for freedom because there are obviously a lot of people out there who would not.
70512
In the 2000 election Gore won the popular vote, i.e. the majority voted for gore. In other countries you win if the majority votes for you. The foreigners dont believe that story about how Bush won because he got more of something called an electoral vote, especially since it happened in a state run by his brother. The election in Florida was done by computer, and everyone knows that a really good hacker can get into a computer and make it malfunction, so you know when theres something fishy going on with a computer, a hacker has made it past the firewall. Streamcat did'nt say concentration camp, he said temporary concentration camp, its a metaphor. People who the authorities considered inferior were locked up in a place where living conditions were a nightmare so they might think that New Orleans was a place they would not want to come back to after they became refugees. I wish Clinton was still president, those were the good old days.
1167513
This question is too vague.\n\nObviously you do not like our current president.\n\nI voted for George W. Bush twice and think he is a wonderful president.
816781
Because Kerry was an unacceptable alternative.  He was horrible then, he is as bad now.\n\nTo Linda:  Bush did win the popular vote in 2004.
949775
Your question is out of date. It's really the president that people don't like and the fact that so many voted against him has already helped dissipate anti-Americanism among most people I know
642430
Absolute geniuses. Bush supporters aren't regular Americans, it doesn't even matter if he gets their vote. The real supporters of bush are the multi-millionaire business men. They put millions into getting him the job and now they are getting rewarded ten times over - tax cuts for the rich, huge increases in military budget, environmental protection of the issue, access to Iraqi oilfields. He (well Cheney and the people who really make decisions) is serving his constituency very well. It's a pity they comprise around 0.1% of the American population.\n\nAs for the regular people who support him, worst kind of idiots!
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The two(!) times George W. Bush got elected.
139369
The majority didn't elect bush twice.  In 2000, Gore won the popular vote.  I think it is hard for us to follow someone who is so careless in his direction for America.  And when you ask us why we can't say something intelligent, we are asking the same question about bush.  And it's so disappointing that we have to say that.
410015
I take it that you Americans do not like your president.  What is there not to like about Bush?  He has kept his pants on and he has kept from being shot.  I am from canada and I like Mr. Bush.  So what, he went to war a few times.  Canada has not followed him all the time.  We only have a small army so we have to be careful where we put our very small army in this world.  There are people here in canada who want a even smaller army.  Imagine that!