VOANews.com: New Michael Moore Film Sparks Controversy

VOANews.com: "Political analysts and some film critics are now debating what impact if any the new Moore film will have on this year's election.
Most analysts believe the film will tend to reinforce whatever opinions voters already had about President Bush, either pro or con, and therefore, will have little impact on the election.
But Mathew Felling of the Center for Media and Public Affairs says the film could sway some voters who are ambivalent about the president.
'What all this publicity has done and this firestorm that he has created has been masterful manipulation of the press in that he is going to get some people who might not be politically minded and those are the people who tend to stay away from the booths on Election Day,' he said. 'In that case, he could really make a dent in Bush's support and could galvanize an audience that has been politically inert to date.'"

Jim Malone
VOA Washington

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