Cap loss could burn Bush: override of 35% veto would be fodder for Democratic challengers who can charge he's helping big media. (Washington).(broadcast ownership limit change may hurt George W. Bush politically)

Broadcasting & Cable, August, 2003 by McConnell, Bill

President Bush risks an embarrassing defeat over his support for big media if he makes good his aides' pledge to veto a congressional rollback of relaxed broadcast-ownership limits. The prospect of that election-season loss, particularly on an issue that has recently gained the attention of many voters, has Washington observers wondering whether Bush is serious about taking on Capitol Hill.

Already there are a number of key issues that are strikingly similar to the elder Bush's losing bid to retain the Oval Office--war in Iraq and a struggling economy for instance. Those are likely to overshadow the media debate in resonance with voters, but with approval ratings slipping, Bush wants to avoid a repeat of the upset his father suffered when...

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