[CitizenUSA]

dangus wrote: "The Schiavo incident was a debacle because it was a pre-ordained defeat."

Agreed, but it was hardly one of the worst political miscalculations of the decade. I doubt very, very few voters even considered it during the election.

[ndt]

"I doubt very, very few voters even considered it during the election."

I did. It wasn't the straw that broke the camels back, just one of the myriad of straws that left me too lethargic to do anything that fine November morning.