Didn't you see the Zogby poll the other day (or maybe it was one of the other ones). The poll showed something like a 49 - 48 split on the vote, and the conclusion of the pollster was that we are a divided country (maybe Edwards message is right on target--2 Americas). We all see it. Why else would any thinking (and I'm trying to be gracious to Kerry here) politician align himself with such a rabble unless he thought it would bring some advantage.
Don't see some political blind spot in Kerry with all this. I think the message is this: a great many Americans feel exactly like these folk do (for all sorts of reasons), and we'd better start a far more sincere effort at addressing the war for America's culture (Her heart and soul). Don't you think that the message the Left sends out is far more appealing for the type of underclass created by the welfare/nanny state, the bankrupt education system (which can only lead an individual into the welfare/nanny state), our failing immigration policies, etc.? Make no mistake, these Leftists know they are waging a winnable war--winnable because they control the means of dissemination of information, the means of dissemination of education, the means of dissemination of entertainment--all powerful influences over culture.
Let's not laugh too hard in here--there's work to be done.
I'm not giving up the fight yet. It's just not my nature. You can if you like, it's your choice. The fact that Kerry didn't get a "veep selection bounce" and that despite the onslaught from Moore and company, President Bush's poll numbers are rising (rather than falling) gives me hope.