BTN A Clear Message to Candidates 11/19/2004

[Beyond The News]

November 19, 2004 A Clear Message to Candidates —Michael Medved In the presidential election, the American people sent a clear message to all future candidates: Don't ever lie to us about the truth of our own lives. John Kerry repeatedly said we suffered from "the worst economy since the Great Depression" but the public knew from first hand experience it wasn't true. One little noted revelation from exit polling showed that only 28 percent of the public described their personal financial situation as "worse than four years ago"--nearly three-quarters of Americans felt they were doing better--or just as well--as under the Clinton administration. Amazingly, only one-in-five listed "jobs and the economy" as their chief concern when they went to vote. Appropriately, official figures three days after the election showed soaring job growth for the month of October--some 337,000 new jobs. Pundits and politicos may prattle endlessly about gloom and doom, but most Americans want to get to work and ignore them. Michael Medved is the host of The Michael Medved Show. Read Michael Medved's latest opinion piece at Opinion Journal. If this commentary was forwarded to you, sign up for your own free subscription. Beyond the News Commentaries go past today's headlines to give you concise and penetrating insight into the most pressing challenges facing our culture today. BTN commentaries cover everything from politics to popular culture, from faith to international relations and family values to the progress of the war on terrorism. You are receiving the email because you have subscribed to this list. If you would like to remove yourself from this list, please use the following link and you will be removed immediately! Thank you! Copyright 2004 Beyond The News TM Great ideas for quality time w/your kids Earn your degree at Regent Undergrad 2004 Presidential Exit Polls [CNN]