This election should have been farther apart than 3 points.
I adore President Bush, but let's face it, 48% of the population doesn't. That's bigger than it should be.
Kerry was a total dud of a candidate. Obnoxious, rude, unattractive, boring, with a nutty wife and a pile of skeletons in his closet the MSM had to run rings around to hide. And a trial lawyer VP to boot.
If the Democrats had come up with a pleasant and honest candidate, they could have won. Instead they alienated everyone. But they are filled with hate (that kills pleasant) and honest is something they can't do when they are pretending to be progun and profamily when they aren't.
Kerry's concession speech was the best one I've heard him give, although long winded. Once he stopped calling names, he sounded a lot better. Edwards, on the other hand, sounded like he was angry and spoiling for a fight.
"Edwards, on the other hand, sounded like he was angry and spoiling for a fight."
Edwards is just a punk. A typical trial lawyer.
The mainstream media is worth at least five points to every lib candidate. Add to that the war in Iraq and that gave Kerry a pretty good boost. Liberal Dems are not instinctively the first choice of many Americans, and many Dems are oblivious to issues and facts anyway. They put their head down and vote Democratic no matter what. If there was no war in Iraq, even without the Swift Boat Vets to help, Bush probably would have won.