Our dem sec'y of state was a tool of the Kerry campaign. They were convinced that giving everyone the opportunity to vote absentee would guarantee a Kerry victory. So the State spent thousands running an absentee ballot program.
The beautiful part of this election is, the RATS pulled out every stop and still got beat. That has to be very demoralizing.
On top of that, it's the first time since the Reagan landslide of '84 that Iowa went to the Republican.
"Demoralizing"? Little Chet Culver and Gov. Vil(e)sack must be practically suicidal. :-)
As you may already know, the one downside to the election in Iowa is that the Republicans lost their majority in the state senate; Ds and Rs are now split evenly. That may be the only thing keeping pretty boy Chet and the Vil(e)sack from falling on their swords. Drat!