I don't know who's ass you trying to pump sunshine up, but I seem to recall that Kerry came within 160,000 votes of winning Ohio and thus the presidency. It's the electoral college, not the popular vote that determines victory. If you want popular vote to count, you end up with Gore.
And Bush came within 160,000 votes of winning 5 additional states which would have rendered Ohio moot.
Kerry won by less than that in Pennsylvania and Minnesota and Michigan.
Kerry cheated his way to winning Wisconsin by 11,000 votes, with Milwaukee having more votes than registered voters.
But I'm sure you'll be suprised when the MSM reports the "suprise" showing of the GOP in this years midterms.