I talk to quite a few who seem to lean away from both big government parties. Most of these shy away from existing labels, but they seem ready to go for something that might give them hope for the future. The Democrats failed the test in the 1990s, and the Republicans are determined to blow their chances in 2004.
Many of them are not politically active yet, but I expect them to become more so as real income decreases, and taxes and living expenses increase. The young people I run into cherish their independence, despise stupid laws, and seem willing to endure drastic changes for a chance to see something work.
After all, what have they got to lose from change? They are facing a lifetime of endless debt to support social programs for the world's worthless, programs that are designed to provide them zero benefits. Their liberties are sliced and diced with each passing day. Their standard of living started low and has stayed low, and their employment prospects for the future have been handed to their foreign enemies and to criminal invaders.
Karl Rove is either a complete idiot, or a Democrat trojan horse.
Considering that he has been involved in politics more than a few years, it just doesn't figure that it's a mental impairment.