Like Zell Miller, I would expect the mass exodus of joe six pack to continue, leaving, first, their party in spirit, like Zell and others actually switching to a different party.
I would imagine by now there is not a person on this forum board who has not had a family member or friend leave the dem party. I certainly have. In a way, it is kinda sad...good people were manipulated by genuine thugs who stole their party in a greedy effort to amass money and power; dropping all pretense of moral or ethical vision.
The word democrat has become like a dirty word, a genuine dirty word...because of the folks like those named here who are so willing to hurt others to win. There are folks out there (my sister and brother-in-law included) who have left the party out of shame. (In fact...they have a GWB bumper sticker on their car...which is how I first learned of their awakening!)
I'm fast losing respect for Zell Miller because, for all his fine talk (and yes, I realize he often votes with "our" side), it seems unconscionable that he hasn't switched parties by now. He allowed the Senate to be ruled by the Dems and then complained about how far they've gone astray. If he's going to retire anyway he could use that switch as a psychological blow to the conscience of Democrats all over the nation.