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When we see Democrats speaking and living like normal folks — expressing worry that the United States must return to basic education and values to ensure its shaky preeminence in a cutthroat world, talking of one multiracial society united by a rare exceptional culture of the West rather than a salad bowl of competing races and tribes, and apprising the world that we are principled abroad in our support of democratic nations and quite dangerous when attacked — they will be competitive again.

It is simply IMPOSSIBLE for this to occur.

Capitalism is their enemy and buying votes by dividing us into groups is their only hope for power, therefore none of the above is possible, IMHO.

I agree with you. Under their current conditions regarding their financial and reliable political base, they simply cannot conduct effective outreach to the Red Regions. The commentariat and indeed the party officials themselves have fashioned their shtick almost exclusively around lambasting and making cruel humor out of the folks in the Heartland.

It isn't just the anti-capitalism that offends folks in "Flyover Country". Much of what is written in their affiliate columns and is broadcast over the airwaves is very insulting and demeaning from a personal standpoint. Not everyone will have the facts on socialism versus capitalism as we do on FR because not everyone follows news 24/7. They absolutely WILL remember when they get referred to as a bunch of dumb hicks, however. Because of this alone, even if the Dems were on their best behavior starting today, they will have to wait an entire generation. Honor is not a lightly traded copmmodity.

Of course, they have not been on their best behavior. Even when Dean tries to get ahead by doing Jesus talk, the folks see it as disingenuous, and you still have all those "brain-dead" and "low-brow" quotes from the election. Bill Maher was out doing this just a few days ago. Actually, I would say since the election that the heat has been turned up on the inhabitants of the red regions, which will unquestionably cause an even greater backlash the next time around.

hey wootr (but perhaps, to the left of me??? - ;-}),

I disagree. Morbid as the next may seem, remember this fifth column ego-centric nihilist force we call the dhimmicrats bracket their oh-so-obvious lustre to the world by death coming (abortion) and going (euthanasia)... their frenzied clamor in todays agora may make for great and loud drama, but I suspect it's more akin to the sound that comes from millions of lemming-paws as they approach the cliff...