What I am seeing here in Minnesota seems to be a more apathetic Democrat party. There are a ton of Dems around here (Minnesota) and I get the feeling they are not very energetic this time around. They just seem angry and combative, but I don't think they will take the time to vote. I see almost no signs up to support Kerry. I have to go to one of his rallys if he has one around here. I want to see how the crowd responds to him...and whether there is a crowd! :)
Imagine you are a democrat (I know; but just try and pretend). Now imagine John Kerry is YOUR candidate. How enthused and happy could a person be? I hope this shames a ton of them into voting for Bush.
One thing Americans DO remember is that we haven't been attacked since 9/11. If that remains the case, Bush soaks up more votes. Even folks who aren't into politics absorb that safety factor deeply even if they don't think about it or talk about it.