Bush Is On Verge Of Winning Dan Rather

Juan Cole 11/02/2004

Bush is on the Verge of Winning?

Dan Rather and Bob Schieffer are pointing out that with Kerry’s loss of Florida, he needs to sweep Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, to win. If Bush takes either Michigan or Ohio he will be within spitting distance of winning.

For Kerry to take Ohio and Michigan, however, is not far-fetched. My understanding is that Columbus and Athens aren’t reporting yet. And northern Michigan, traditionally Democrat, is also slow to report.

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page