[thegreatbeast]

Nobody anywhere or at anytime is unbeatable.
Clinton was the worse of scoundrels but he knew well enough the truth behind "It's the economy, stupid!" First things being first, voters have to possess their creature comforts or there is going to be a change.

Here's real wisdom too:'In the words of one fed-up stay-at-home mom in Kansas: "What's the point of doing the grassroots work for conservative candidates if this is what we're getting?"'
What does it mean when WJC can't enact prescription coverage but Bush does? What does it mean when the cost of government is still climbing but simply distributed differently? As the lady asks, How do you get excited about that?

[Dr Warmoose]

Clinton was the worse of scoundrels but he knew well enough the truth behind "It's the economy, stupid!" First things being first, voters have to possess their creature comforts or there is going to be a change.

I think that political strategy has a name: "Bread and Circuses"

[grania]

Nobody anywhere or at anytime is unbeatable.

True. Anything can happen leading up to an election. It's kind of the equivalent of the worst team can beat the best team in one game, if everything falls that way.

That's why the enthusiasm for a Dean candidacy makes me nervous. It might increase the odds for a GWB win, but it wound be awful for the country to let Dean that close...it's just not worth the risk.