[George W. Bush]

didn't you hear how 6 million Christian conservatives stayed home in 2000?

After election 2000, the figure Rove used was 3 million. I read the other day that now the figure being used is 4 million. I've never heard it claimed that it was 6 million.

But this year, it could be. Or even higher.

[Batrachian]

"After election 2000, the figure Rove used was 3 million. I read the other day that now the figure being used is 4 million. I've never heard it claimed that it was 6 million."

Even the lowest figure is a very high number. It's 3.3% of all voters in that election, and they all would have voted Republican if they had voted at all, and they don't all live in red states. As you say, the figure this year could be higher. I still don't see how a Massachusetts liberal can beat Bush, but politics aside, the Bush domestic record is a disaster.

[hchutch]

I heard it was 4 million back in 2001.

Quite frankly, when one expects 19 million (I think that was Rove's expected figure) and gets 15 million, one has a right to wonder if they might be better served to try to add more votes elsewhere.