Bush has absolutely no chance of "winning big" if we don't make it happen.
How many of us have walked a precinct, sent multiple letters to the editor, or tried to persuade a few Democrats or RINOs to vote for Bush?
You can bet that the Democrats will work hard, no matter how little Kerry excites them. Can the same be said of us?
Having actually read Mr. Perry's article, I must say that I find it to be one of the weakest pieces of political analysis I've ever read. It is sheer unsupported speculation. He offers no evidence for his claim that the middle of the electorate will vote conservative. We have the evidence of election after election in recent years that the "middle" is highly responsive to Democratic appeals and manipulable by the major media.
"Analysis" like this lulls us to sleep. While we may choose to tell ourselves that most Americans are sensible, liberty-loving patriots with a clear understanding of how society holds together, we cannot sit back and do nothing. At a minimum, recent elections prove that many of the people we have so much faith in have not come through for us.
It is high time that we gave some serious thought to why that's the case -- and how we can break through the brainwashing.
Articles like Perry's hurt us more than they help.