[vanmorrison]

I couldn't agree more. The fact that Kerry continues to poll as high as he does is absolutely mind-numbing.

But then, we live in a world where the Spanish vote for Socialist appeasement in the face of mass murder, and the US finds itself in a battle with newly-liberated Iraqis who just can't seem to get enough of torture, rape, gassing, stuffing people into wood-chippers, and filling mass graves.

We live in a world gone mad...

[Owen]

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I couldn't agree more. The fact that Kerry continues to poll as high as he does is absolutely mind-numbing.

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Heavens no. It's not at all. If you are a leftist who voted against Bush in 2000, a lot has to happen to change your mind. A lot. People don't like to think they were wrong. It's no different than making a purchase decision.
All studies show that the more you pay for something, the more pleased with it you are, regardless of any objective measures of quality. No one wants to think they were wrong.

Given that 1/2 the electorate voted against Bush, there is no surprise at all they now choose to go with Kerry. To win we have to GOTV among whoever we can find that did not vote in 2000, be they 18 or 70.

And remind people that Bush has done a good job in unprecedented circumstances. Remind them of how proud we were of him in the days after 9/11. That was a period when maybe 5% of Gore voters were truly saying . . . maybe I was wrong about Bush.