Thanks for your election information. I brought it to the attention of a fellow space enthusiast who was leaning toward voting for John Kerry, but for whom space was the most important issue. He told me that based on the infor. He didn’t think that Senator Kerry had really thought-out his space policy. He decided to support a Republican for the first time in his life. This occured in a prominent swing-state!

Gee, thanks, Jeff. I’m not used to such fulsome praise.

Obviously my column played a great role in swinging the election in the president’s favor from that heretofore unknown massive pro-space demographic…

The information came from a well-regarded source with no ties to the Kerry (or Bush) campaign, hence I no reason to distrust it. The comment was made in passing, so it’s not surprising that it didn’t warrant any media attention. Of course, if you or any other readers have information that suggests Kerry did or did not make those remarks, please do pass it along and I will correct or retract the posting.

I’ve put in a request to the Kerry campaign for more information about any space-related statement he made there or at other campaign stops, but since I don’t have any inside connections with the campaign, I have not heard back from them yet. I imagine they’ve been a little busy lately anyway…