2008 Woodie Awards
Activists, progressives ready for Bush
Resistance
Brian Fanelli
Issue date: 12/7/04 Section: Forum
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Weeks have faded since the presidential election, and many progressives are still trying to cope with the reality that George W. Bush will reside in the White House for another four years. However, some good came from the election: antiwar senators won re-election; Bush narrowly won the election, which may force him to be more responsible in his second term; the fact that many young people voted for Kerry; and Bush?s re-election will only force progressives to unite and work harder.
Though Bush is claiming he has a mandate in his second term because he won the popular vote, he only won the election by a few million votes. The country is divided, and roughly 55 million people voted for John Kerry, who the Bush campaign dubbed as one of the most liberal of U.S. Senators. Bush did not win the election by a landslide, so he does not have a mandate. Much of the country is not even satisfied with Bush?s policies.
With the country so divided, Bush may have to watch his policies. He may become a lame duck president. In the first four years of his administration, he was rocked with scandal, especially surrounding the war, the lack of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal that erupted over the summer.
The scandals that plagued Bush?s first four years in office have made the American public more skeptical of the statements his administration makes. Though Bush gained American support for the war in Iraq initially, he lost this support as the war continued because no WMDs were found in Iraq, and American lives continue to be lost daily in the war-torn country.
If Bush wants to do anything drastic in the next four years, such as invading another country, hopefully Americans will continue to be skeptical and dissent against such action.
The direction young people voted in the November election was also impressive and a positive sign.
Over 50 percent of young people voted for Kerry, the only group that had a majority vote for Kerry. In the future, young people will be running and shaping the country, and the way young people voted proves that George Bush?s policies are not favored by youth. Young people will have the chance to shape and change the country in the future.
Though Bush is claiming he has a mandate in his second term because he won the popular vote, he only won the election by a few million votes. The country is divided, and roughly 55 million people voted for John Kerry, who the Bush campaign dubbed as one of the most liberal of U.S. Senators. Bush did not win the election by a landslide, so he does not have a mandate. Much of the country is not even satisfied with Bush?s policies.
With the country so divided, Bush may have to watch his policies. He may become a lame duck president. In the first four years of his administration, he was rocked with scandal, especially surrounding the war, the lack of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal that erupted over the summer.
The scandals that plagued Bush?s first four years in office have made the American public more skeptical of the statements his administration makes. Though Bush gained American support for the war in Iraq initially, he lost this support as the war continued because no WMDs were found in Iraq, and American lives continue to be lost daily in the war-torn country.
If Bush wants to do anything drastic in the next four years, such as invading another country, hopefully Americans will continue to be skeptical and dissent against such action.
The direction young people voted in the November election was also impressive and a positive sign.
Over 50 percent of young people voted for Kerry, the only group that had a majority vote for Kerry. In the future, young people will be running and shaping the country, and the way young people voted proves that George Bush?s policies are not favored by youth. Young people will have the chance to shape and change the country in the future.
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