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This bears repeating. Intelligent people should read and think about your excellent point.
I find the task of trying to get through to the fringe types who are easily swayed by J&K-style nonsense very frustrating. But I'm comforted by the fact that the Left has it's fringe element, too. Included among them are the folks who'll vote for Nader. In some ultra-close states, the Nader fringe may help GWB. So maybe Right fringe against Left fringe will be a wash in the end.
As for J&K, their very silly "political human sacrifice" stunt may or may not have garnered them higher ratings. But as a political tool, it was doomed to failure from the start. Baca will be reelected in a breeze. Thanks to redistricting, Dreier's district may be somewhat more Democratic, but he should also win pretty comfortably.
J&K either really don't get the game of politics, or they don't care (I vote for the latter). Their stunt practically forced Dreier's opponent to do something she otherwise would not have in a million years -- take a tougher stance on illegal immigration. The instant she did that, she alienated both her Dem base and the Dem Party. I suspect she'll actually lose more votes because of that than she'll gain due to J&K's stunt.