8.25.2004
Former Bush Voters Explain Why They Switched
I love Michael Moore, but he's not America's best documentary filmmaker. That distinction belongs to Errol Morris, who won the Academy Award this year for "Fog of War." (My own favorite Morris films are "The Thin Blue Line," "Mr. Death" and "Fast, Cheap and Out of Control.") You'll next see Morris's work on TV in the form of MoveOn ads featuring everyday Americans who voted for Bush in 2000 but won't vote for him again. I can't wait to see these ads, and I have to say I think the media have dropped the ball in covering angry Bush voters. Many principled conservatives voted for Bush because two of his most consistent themes in the 2000 campaign were his fiscal conservatism and his opposition to nation building. Now that Bush has done a complete 180 on those two issues, I think there are more former Bush supporters than most people realize.
[Update from Justin. The winning ads are here.]
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