Why did people vote for George W. Bush during the 2004 elections?

Answer 1

They didn't, Diebold rigged the elections, again.

Answer 2

He came across as the lesser evil of 2 bad choices.

Bush won because he came across as more honest and sincere then John Kerry to the average voter. Although it was not much of a choice in the eyes of most.

Given a campaign period of 30 days or more, Bush would beat Kerry again, perhaps even worse. It is not that he is good, it is that the democrats put forth people who the average voter does not trust on a human level.

If they nominate another divisive figure in 2008 (like Hilary Clinton) the democrats will lose again, no matter who the republicans run.

The US is so polarized that the last election was the first time someone (Bush) received an absolute majority of votes in 16 years.

Answer 3

For me he presented a clear stand on the issues. John Kerry to me didn't present a clear stand on the issues. I heard him say that there was a better way to do things but how? Bush wether I agreed with his policies or not I knew where he stood on the issues. I didn't have that great of an opinion of Kerry on some issues. John Kerry is catholic but on the issue of abortion he felt it was the choice of the woman. That to me shows a contridiction of ones values. Bush is against stemcell research and abortion. He is against gay marriage and whether the whole country likes it or not you know thats what he feels is right and he doesn't decide matters on popularity its obvious by his dismal approval rating.If a man believes in something he shouldn't alter his belief system to please the masses. I believe that Iraq has cost Bush a lot of approval and no one wants to see innocent people die needlessly. I guess only time will tell how history portrays him. I remember how so many condemned Bush Senior for not entering Bagdad the first Gulf War. I was one of them and now we all want to condemn Jr for "finishing" what should have been accomplished 10 yrs earlier. I don't think Bush is the best leader this country has ever had his adminastration has blundered so many things that its hard to keep up with them all. But overall I fear some leader that doesn't have a clear agenda. I can't see Kerry's wife as first lady either. Perhaps their campaign could have presented her and promoted her a little better I think many share my opinion as her being aloof and unable to relate to the general public the way Laura Bush does. If I had it to do again I would vote for Bush again.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Personally I voted for him for two reasons:

(1) Because I did not feel that it was fair to all parties involved in the peace negations and the rebuilding of the Iraq/Iran (where-ever) government to have to start over with a new president.

(2) Because it meant that Bush would be unable to run for president again.

We only gave Bush his first term in office so that he'd shut-up and stop being a sore-looser. Everyone knows that Gore legally won the election.

Answer 6

Ahh isn't hate a strong word Kairi
People voted for George bush because they were scared of change during the war on terrorism. They put "Security" and Moral values above common sense.

Answer 7

Because Kerry's platform was "don't vote for Bush, look how bad he is" rather than having a solid platform on his own. Seriously, the only reason I picked Kerry was because Bush lied and got us in a war for no reason, not because I thought Kerry would be a better president. We'll never know.

Answer 8

People voted for George Bush because it was better to stay with the devil you know than the one you don't, and I don't America wanted to blame anyone other than the person who messed up their lives

Answer 9

The answer is real easy to understand. #1 Many people liked Bush and thought that he had been doing a pretty good job. #2 A great many voters didn't like John Kerry for many reasons.

Answer 10

Because we don't have the option of voting AGAINST the other person. I think it would be a good idea because then whoever won would see how little they were voted for contrasting against how many voted for them. Wouldn't it be great to cast an anti-vote instead of voting for the opponent? It would then counter out on vote in favor of the candidate.

Answer 11

Because the majority of Americans are honest thinkers and hate trash-talking politics. The democrats are nothing but Blame-America-First whiners who trash and try to silence any opposition or opinion that doesn't agree with what they believe. That's why Americans got fed up with the dems. They are destroying themselves even today by saying that terrorists are entitled to the same rights as Americans (despite the fact that they want to KILL us all, they still deserve the same rights).