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# Q-Line asks readers whether national conventions sway their votes
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/090204-story/
- Published: 2004-09-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:00:36.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

This week, Q-Line wants to know, “Do the national conventions typically affect the way you vote? Can President Bush’s speech sway you one way or another in light of your current leanings?”

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your response in the weekend edition. Please limit your comments to a minute our less. It might help to think first the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 2, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/090204.pdf?ref=smdp.com)