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While Bush's base is reinforced concrete, Kerry's still looks shaky in places. Kerry leads Bush among Hispanic voters but has not secured the 2-to-1 ratio Democrats have achieved in the past. In a more worrisome sign, Kerry is winning only 75% of African Americans in a three-way contest, a good dozen points short of what he needs...
With journalists at the convention outnumbering delegates by a three-to-one ratio, I expected this to be the event of the year. I expected the hordes of press to track down leads, sniff out scandals and uncover dirt. And if all that didn’t work out, I expected to get educated on “the issues.” I expected to learn something about the real John Kerry...
...player”….Kenon Ronz ’03, a first-team All-Ivy pitcher two seasons ago, is struggling in the Detroit Tigers farm system, posting a 1-5 record and 5.68 ERA despite a trademark stellar strikeout-to-walk ratio of better than 4-to-1….rising junior Frank Herrmann is playing both ways for the NECBL’s Berkshire Dukes, posting a 2-1 record and a 2.38 ERA while also hitting .260-4-11 in 50 at-bats…The Ivy League’s top draft pick this...
Combine that with the lack of consistent shooting, a consistently poor assist-to-turnover ratio, and constant foul trouble. Throw in the loss of an All-Ivy caliber center to a season-ending foot injury, and the end result is a disappointing 4-23 record and a 3-11 mark in Ivy play...
PRESTON: I look at deals, and I try to look at what I call the hype-to-substance ratio. If the hype is up here, and substance is down here, I avoid getting involved...