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How Did George Bush Won The 2004 Election
The 2004 election was a hotly contested battle between incumbent George Bush and challenger John Kerry. Bush and Kerry were nominated by their parties to compete in the presidential election. Bush focused his campaign on portraying himself as a tough leader who could firmly make decisions, which was important to voters due to the new war on terror. Kerry centered his campaign around creating jobs and improving health care, as well as keeping America safe. After the first debate, Kerry was leading, and going into Election Day Kerry’s team thought they had an easy victory. However, Bush won the election, securing 286 of the electoral votes, while Kerry won 251 electoral votes.
George Bush is represented by LeBron James, who blocked Andre Iguodala, who represents John Kerry. The 2004 election, represented by the basketball, was fought for between the two candidates. Iguodala’s arm represents the events and tactics that prevented John Kerry from winning. Likewise, LeBron’s arm demonstrates the tactics that helped Bush defeat Kerry.
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In the NBA Finals, Andre Iguodala and his team were leading and were likely to win, while the Cavaliers could only hope to steal a win. Likewise, Kerry held a lead during the election, and it seemed too difficult for Bush to win. LeBron is an accurate representation for Bush because when it seemed that he would not win, he continued to fight and ultimately proved to be the winner. Also, George Bush easily won the Republican nomination in the same way the Cavs easily won the East, while Kerry and the Warriors both had to battle to win the

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