2004 Presidential

2004 Presidential

2004 Presidential Campaign To help educate citizens, LCV's 2003 Presidential Report Card and 2004 Presidential Candidate Profiles have all the information on candidates' environmental records

Sen. John F. Kerry
	LCV endorsed Sen. John F. Kerry for President in January 2004 -- the earliest Presidential endorsement in our 34-year history. John Kerry's record shows that he understands that the American people need a president who will never roll over to corporate contributors at the expense of the health and safety of the public.
		LCV endorsed the candidate with the best environmental record to go up against the president who has compiled the worst environmental record. Watch the Ad (Real Media)
		Kerry and Edwards's plan for America during the 2004 campaign Download the PDF
		LCV gave the opportunity to tell friends and neighbors that the 2004 presidential election offered a clear choice for the environment.
		John Kerry's plan for energy independence would have grown the economy and reduced our dependence on fossil fuels while protecting the environment. The Bush record speaks for itself.
		LCV highlights from the 2004 Democratic Convention

President George W. Bush
	President George W. Bush's record on environmental issues is the worst for any President in recent memory. Policy changes that effectively roll back over 30 years of bipartisan environmental protections and side with corporate polluters has earned this president the first failing grade on LCV's Presidential Report Card. His unprecedented neglect and hostility toward the America's environment has also earned President Bush and Vice President Cheney the top spot on LCV's Dirty Dozen list of anti-environment candidates -- the first ever designation for the Executive Branch in LCV's history.
		An unprecedented television blitz highlighted Bush-Cheney Ties to Oil Drilling, Halliburton, and Corporate Polluters. Watch the Ad: RealPlayer, Windows Media 9.0 Read the script and backup (PDF) Read the facts about the Bush record Leading Newspaper Editorials on the Bush Administration and Florida Drilling
		LCV set the record straight on President Bush's stance on drilling off the Pensacola, Florida coast. Watch the Ad(Real Media) Read LCV's Press Release Get the Unambiguous Facts (PDF) House Members call on President to clarify his position (PDF)
		As President Bush headed into various fundraisers across the country, LCV aired the Bush Administration's failing record on the environment -- the first-ever in LCV's 34-year history. Watch the Ad (Real Media)
		Read about the Bush Administration's failing record on the environment. The 2003 Presidential Report Card provided a detailed look at the President's actions on environmental issues since taking office.
		The Bush Administration, from its earliest days in office, has staged a blatant, sustained and unremitting attack on environmental protections on behalf of their corporate patrons and donors.
		George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were the first-ever President and Vice President to be included on LCV's Dirty Dozen list of anti-environment candidates
		GOP Environment and Energy Platform: Rhetoric vs. Reality

Highlights from the 2003 LCV/CLCV Environmental Forum

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