Why did George W Bush get more votes in 2004 after misleading Americans on Iraqi WMD, terrorism etc?

Question

Does it not prove that ordinary Americans fully support such behavior from their leaders?

Answer 1

No, it does not. The election was rigged, just like the first one was. Do you think that, after hearing the truth, We would condone what he has done? Unfortunately, our government is corrupt, and it is not easy to get rid of those who have lied. Like a dictatorship, the government spreads propaganda, lies and misinformation, causing widespread confusion, fear, and uncertainty. This puts the people here fighting each other, and takes every ones attention off of thosr responsible for the lies in the first place. The U.S. used to be a great country, now the government not only condones such behavior, but engages in it as well, despite the will of its' people. I must apologise for my country, and feel great shame at its actions of late. I am ex military, two different branches, and hope someday to see my country return to the ways of honor, respect, and truth.

Answer 2

It is unwise for Americans and also a long standing tradition for the American people to stand behind there leader in times of war. The same was done when FDR was in office during WWII. I understand they were under different circumstances but changing leadership would only result in an unfinished conflict where America will just withdraw just as in Vietnam and the Spanish withdraw after the bombings.

Answer 3

Because George W. Bush was more favored than John Kerry. He got more Electoral College Votes and Popular Votes too.

Answer 4

i seem to remember a lot of names registered as voters that turned out to be ppl that were legally dead for several years, felons allowed to vote if they registered as republicans, ppl registering in more than one state, voting machines that turned out to be "faulty" (think, tampered), the palm beach county machines with over 88000 more votes in themthan there were voters, etc.

but, its the electoral college that determines the president, so really, voting is pointless.

also, because he was the one preaching the most about god and the bible, he appealed to a lot of ppl that are willing to totally ignore his track record of faling at everything he touches, a record that remains unbroken today.

its amazing how ppl will choose a former cokehead over a war hero, just because he talks about what jesus wants. and for the record, i dont think kerry would have been some amazing president, but he was the one of the two men that was an alter boy, so if one of them knows about religion i'm guessing its the one who spent time in a catholic school.

also, just for fun, i seem to recall last year on the daily show, there was a vote being held by an all republican group (cant remember which one at the moment) that turned in more votes than it had members. brilliant.

Answer 5

If I was not mistakne that was not happening.

We did good in Afghanistan and just started moving around in Iraq.

Bush had also just cut taxes.

He was running high on America succeeding against terroristm

It was AFTER the election things started to fall apart. First he tried to get rid of SS and then the WMD and Prison episodes started coming out and the ambushes got stronger.

Answer 6

Whats really amazing is that Kerry far outspent the republicans, nearly all the media was suspecting a route by the fool from massachusettes. With all the Kings money (heinz family) and all the kings horses (the media) he could not get enough people to uproot the Bush.

I just laugh and laugh, and laugh....remember how Michael Moore was silent for nearly a week? How he was trying to sway the election in Ohio?

Answer 7

Because the other candidates were not likeable enough to make people want to elect someone new in the middle of the war, plus, the American people have, throughout history, kept presidents formerly disliked in office because it was believed that they "already knew what was going on". Another thing, though, is that Bush was not yet THAT unpopular. People still wanted to see what he could do...
...and now they're kicking themselves in the head.

Answer 8

The politics of fear,, For some reason old George who everyone says is not very brite, has ya all thinking he is the only one that can protect you . Well what he actually did was make matters 10 times worse and got thousands of troops killed in the process.

Answer 9

Electronic voting machines that leave no paper trail, purging of voter rolls, inadequate number of voting machines in numerous democratic precincts, and dirty politics like the Swift Boaters and talking heads lying about politicians.
And scare tactics - Politicians using the terrorism issue to scare voters into supporting them. Remember all the color coded alerts leading up to the election, and how they subsided immediately after?

Fear is the ultimate tool of manipulation.

Answer 10

It was the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, dontchya know?

Part of the reason was that John Kerry was an obvious lying surrender monkey flip flopper and another part of the reason is that the President did not intentionally mislead the country at all.

If you hate America so much, and you obviously do, why are you stll here?