Michael Moore's showing in Show Me State | csmonitor.com

Michael Moore's showing in Show Me State | csmonitor.com: "ST. LOUIS - Despite his glee over reports of political conversions and commitments during viewings of 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' Michael Moore's impact on the presidential race in Missouri probably will be measured by how loudly the choir sings after its members leave the theater.
In a state where the latest Wall Street Journal Battleground States Poll has President Bush and Democratic contender John Kerry in a dead heat at 48.6 percent to 47.9 percent, even a small number of votes could make a difference. After all, Mr. Bush took Missouri, which has a knack for going with the presidential winner, with 50 percent in 2000.

But interviews, Internet posts, and news reports suggest that most of the thousands of Missourians who saw the movie in its first five days are already anti-Bush. Unless that ratio shifts considerably, it's unlikely that enough undecided voters will see the movie to sway the outcome here - even if all of them shift into Senator Kerry's column."

By Staci D. Kramer
Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor