Corrected entry: Moore mocks Attorney General John Ashcroft by pointing out that Ashcroft once lost a Senate race in Missouri to a man who had died three weeks earlier. "Voters preferred the dead guy." When voters in Missouri cast their ballots for the dead man, Mel Carnahan, they knew they were really voting for Carnahan's widow, Jean. The Democratic governor of Missouri had vowed to appoint Carnahan's widow to the job if he won.
Richard Johnson
25th Nov 2004
Correction: The point Moore was trying to make was that Mr Ashcroft was held in low regard by the voters. Choosing the unknown quantity that is a someone's wife over an established politician is just as good an indicator of someone's unpopularity.
Richard Johnson