A little soul searching:

For all you Kerry fans out there:

Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

I suspect you will find some clues to the loss there.

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EDIT: This shouldn’t be an exercise in self-flagellation, by the way…more a start at learning from mistakes.

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224 responses to “A little soul searching:

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: My Answer

    me, I’m the kinda sucker that never gives up.

    ran over, dead again, but still waving the sword
    and swiping at soul suckers

    I don’t know if it’s optimism
    or boredom, cross bred
    with the western myth of the outsider

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: My Answer

    me, I’m the kinda sucker that never gives up.

    ran over, dead again, but still waving the sword
    and swiping at soul suckers

    I don’t know if it’s optimism
    or boredom, cross bred
    with the western myth of the outsider

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: My Answer

    me, I’m the kinda sucker that never gives up.

    ran over, dead again, but still waving the sword
    and swiping at soul suckers

    I don’t know if it’s optimism
    or boredom, cross bred
    with the western myth of the outsider

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: My Answer

    me, I’m the kinda sucker that never gives up.

    ran over, dead again, but still waving the sword
    and swiping at soul suckers

    I don’t know if it’s optimism
    or boredom, cross bred
    with the western myth of the outsider

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: My Answer

    me, I’m the kinda sucker that never gives up.

    ran over, dead again, but still waving the sword
    and swiping at soul suckers

    I don’t know if it’s optimism
    or boredom, cross bred
    with the western myth of the outsider

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: My Answer

    me, I’m the kinda sucker that never gives up.

    ran over, dead again, but still waving the sword
    and swiping at soul suckers

    I don’t know if it’s optimism
    or boredom, cross bred
    with the western myth of the outsider

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: My Answer

    me, I’m the kinda sucker that never gives up.

    ran over, dead again, but still waving the sword
    and swiping at soul suckers

    I don’t know if it’s optimism
    or boredom, cross bred
    with the western myth of the outsider

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: My Answer

    me, I’m the kinda sucker that never gives up.

    ran over, dead again, but still waving the sword
    and swiping at soul suckers

    I don’t know if it’s optimism
    or boredom, cross bred
    with the western myth of the outsider

  • brags2bitches

    My Answer

    I’m disgustingly optimistic and still harbor a belief that the world is ultimately fair.

    I know….

  • brags2bitches

    My Answer

    I’m disgustingly optimistic and still harbor a belief that the world is ultimately fair.

    I know….

  • brags2bitches

    My Answer

    I’m disgustingly optimistic and still harbor a belief that the world is ultimately fair.

    I know….

  • brags2bitches

    My Answer

    I’m disgustingly optimistic and still harbor a belief that the world is ultimately fair.

    I know….

  • brags2bitches

    My Answer

    I’m disgustingly optimistic and still harbor a belief that the world is ultimately fair.

    I know….

  • brags2bitches

    My Answer

    I’m disgustingly optimistic and still harbor a belief that the world is ultimately fair.

    I know….

  • brags2bitches

    My Answer

    I’m disgustingly optimistic and still harbor a belief that the world is ultimately fair.

    I know….

  • brags2bitches

    My Answer

    I’m disgustingly optimistic and still harbor a belief that the world is ultimately fair.

    I know….

  • asiya

    I chose to temporarily forget that half of Americans are idiots.

    According to some news source (CNN or MSNBC, forget which), 25% of Bush’s vote this time around were Evangelical Christians. With these people, there is ONE issue that overrides all other issues, problems, mishandlings, and lies: abortion. Abortion is murder to them, it must be stopped. So they vote for the guy who will elect a judge soon that will eradicate the legality of abortion. Never mind that the same guy has given orders that have murdered over 1100 real-life, once-breathing Americans, and tens of thousands of real-life, once-breathing Arabs, for no good reason.

  • asiya

    I chose to temporarily forget that half of Americans are idiots.

    According to some news source (CNN or MSNBC, forget which), 25% of Bush’s vote this time around were Evangelical Christians. With these people, there is ONE issue that overrides all other issues, problems, mishandlings, and lies: abortion. Abortion is murder to them, it must be stopped. So they vote for the guy who will elect a judge soon that will eradicate the legality of abortion. Never mind that the same guy has given orders that have murdered over 1100 real-life, once-breathing Americans, and tens of thousands of real-life, once-breathing Arabs, for no good reason.

  • asiya

    I chose to temporarily forget that half of Americans are idiots.

    According to some news source (CNN or MSNBC, forget which), 25% of Bush’s vote this time around were Evangelical Christians. With these people, there is ONE issue that overrides all other issues, problems, mishandlings, and lies: abortion. Abortion is murder to them, it must be stopped. So they vote for the guy who will elect a judge soon that will eradicate the legality of abortion. Never mind that the same guy has given orders that have murdered over 1100 real-life, once-breathing Americans, and tens of thousands of real-life, once-breathing Arabs, for no good reason.

  • asiya

    I chose to temporarily forget that half of Americans are idiots.

    According to some news source (CNN or MSNBC, forget which), 25% of Bush’s vote this time around were Evangelical Christians. With these people, there is ONE issue that overrides all other issues, problems, mishandlings, and lies: abortion. Abortion is murder to them, it must be stopped. So they vote for the guy who will elect a judge soon that will eradicate the legality of abortion. Never mind that the same guy has given orders that have murdered over 1100 real-life, once-breathing Americans, and tens of thousands of real-life, once-breathing Arabs, for no good reason.

  • asiya

    I chose to temporarily forget that half of Americans are idiots.

    According to some news source (CNN or MSNBC, forget which), 25% of Bush’s vote this time around were Evangelical Christians. With these people, there is ONE issue that overrides all other issues, problems, mishandlings, and lies: abortion. Abortion is murder to them, it must be stopped. So they vote for the guy who will elect a judge soon that will eradicate the legality of abortion. Never mind that the same guy has given orders that have murdered over 1100 real-life, once-breathing Americans, and tens of thousands of real-life, once-breathing Arabs, for no good reason.

  • asiya

    I chose to temporarily forget that half of Americans are idiots.

    According to some news source (CNN or MSNBC, forget which), 25% of Bush’s vote this time around were Evangelical Christians. With these people, there is ONE issue that overrides all other issues, problems, mishandlings, and lies: abortion. Abortion is murder to them, it must be stopped. So they vote for the guy who will elect a judge soon that will eradicate the legality of abortion. Never mind that the same guy has given orders that have murdered over 1100 real-life, once-breathing Americans, and tens of thousands of real-life, once-breathing Arabs, for no good reason.

  • asiya

    I chose to temporarily forget that half of Americans are idiots.

    According to some news source (CNN or MSNBC, forget which), 25% of Bush’s vote this time around were Evangelical Christians. With these people, there is ONE issue that overrides all other issues, problems, mishandlings, and lies: abortion. Abortion is murder to them, it must be stopped. So they vote for the guy who will elect a judge soon that will eradicate the legality of abortion. Never mind that the same guy has given orders that have murdered over 1100 real-life, once-breathing Americans, and tens of thousands of real-life, once-breathing Arabs, for no good reason.

  • asiya

    I chose to temporarily forget that half of Americans are idiots.

    According to some news source (CNN or MSNBC, forget which), 25% of Bush’s vote this time around were Evangelical Christians. With these people, there is ONE issue that overrides all other issues, problems, mishandlings, and lies: abortion. Abortion is murder to them, it must be stopped. So they vote for the guy who will elect a judge soon that will eradicate the legality of abortion. Never mind that the same guy has given orders that have murdered over 1100 real-life, once-breathing Americans, and tens of thousands of real-life, once-breathing Arabs, for no good reason.

  • dura_luxe

    I had too much faith in humanity. I thought that underneath it all, people had changed. I thought the “dumb south” was just a stereotype. I thought that just because we were so clearly right that we would have to win. I think everyone thought this was a fairy tale and that truth and justice would triumph.

    I had too much faith.

  • dura_luxe

    I had too much faith in humanity. I thought that underneath it all, people had changed. I thought the “dumb south” was just a stereotype. I thought that just because we were so clearly right that we would have to win. I think everyone thought this was a fairy tale and that truth and justice would triumph.

    I had too much faith.

  • dura_luxe

    I had too much faith in humanity. I thought that underneath it all, people had changed. I thought the “dumb south” was just a stereotype. I thought that just because we were so clearly right that we would have to win. I think everyone thought this was a fairy tale and that truth and justice would triumph.

    I had too much faith.

  • dura_luxe

    I had too much faith in humanity. I thought that underneath it all, people had changed. I thought the “dumb south” was just a stereotype. I thought that just because we were so clearly right that we would have to win. I think everyone thought this was a fairy tale and that truth and justice would triumph.

    I had too much faith.

  • dura_luxe

    I had too much faith in humanity. I thought that underneath it all, people had changed. I thought the “dumb south” was just a stereotype. I thought that just because we were so clearly right that we would have to win. I think everyone thought this was a fairy tale and that truth and justice would triumph.

    I had too much faith.

  • dura_luxe

    I had too much faith in humanity. I thought that underneath it all, people had changed. I thought the “dumb south” was just a stereotype. I thought that just because we were so clearly right that we would have to win. I think everyone thought this was a fairy tale and that truth and justice would triumph.

    I had too much faith.

  • dura_luxe

    I had too much faith in humanity. I thought that underneath it all, people had changed. I thought the “dumb south” was just a stereotype. I thought that just because we were so clearly right that we would have to win. I think everyone thought this was a fairy tale and that truth and justice would triumph.

    I had too much faith.

  • dura_luxe

    I had too much faith in humanity. I thought that underneath it all, people had changed. I thought the “dumb south” was just a stereotype. I thought that just because we were so clearly right that we would have to win. I think everyone thought this was a fairy tale and that truth and justice would triumph.

    I had too much faith.

  • ablueeyedboy

    uh…

    well then. see.

    lol. I’m cogent, i swear.

  • ablueeyedboy

    uh…

    well then. see.

    lol. I’m cogent, i swear.

  • ablueeyedboy

    uh…

    well then. see.

    lol. I’m cogent, i swear.

  • ablueeyedboy

    uh…

    well then. see.

    lol. I’m cogent, i swear.

  • ablueeyedboy

    uh…

    well then. see.

    lol. I’m cogent, i swear.

  • ablueeyedboy

    uh…

    well then. see.

    lol. I’m cogent, i swear.

  • ablueeyedboy

    uh…

    well then. see.

    lol. I’m cogent, i swear.

  • ablueeyedboy

    uh…

    well then. see.

    lol. I’m cogent, i swear.

  • babbott

    I was referring to Victor’s comment re: how the GOP used issues vs how the dems did. I agreed with his points. Wasn’t trying to confuse.

  • babbott

    I was referring to Victor’s comment re: how the GOP used issues vs how the dems did. I agreed with his points. Wasn’t trying to confuse.

  • babbott

    I was referring to Victor’s comment re: how the GOP used issues vs how the dems did. I agreed with his points. Wasn’t trying to confuse.

  • babbott

    I was referring to Victor’s comment re: how the GOP used issues vs how the dems did. I agreed with his points. Wasn’t trying to confuse.

  • babbott

    I was referring to Victor’s comment re: how the GOP used issues vs how the dems did. I agreed with his points. Wasn’t trying to confuse.

  • babbott

    I was referring to Victor’s comment re: how the GOP used issues vs how the dems did. I agreed with his points. Wasn’t trying to confuse.

  • babbott

    I was referring to Victor’s comment re: how the GOP used issues vs how the dems did. I agreed with his points. Wasn’t trying to confuse.

  • babbott

    I was referring to Victor’s comment re: how the GOP used issues vs how the dems did. I agreed with his points. Wasn’t trying to confuse.

  • ablueeyedboy

    which really, makes my point…. unless you were referring to the thread as a whole….

    *confused*

  • ablueeyedboy

    which really, makes my point…. unless you were referring to the thread as a whole….

    *confused*

  • ablueeyedboy

    which really, makes my point…. unless you were referring to the thread as a whole….

    *confused*

  • ablueeyedboy

    which really, makes my point…. unless you were referring to the thread as a whole….

    *confused*

  • ablueeyedboy

    which really, makes my point…. unless you were referring to the thread as a whole….

    *confused*

  • ablueeyedboy

    which really, makes my point…. unless you were referring to the thread as a whole….

    *confused*

  • ablueeyedboy

    which really, makes my point…. unless you were referring to the thread as a whole….

    *confused*

  • ablueeyedboy

    which really, makes my point…. unless you were referring to the thread as a whole….

    *confused*

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Good to hear from you again, Bill!

    “We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?”

    I know, but it seems, this time, there was a greater effort for “getting out to vote”. It didn’t work this time,
    but that just means we start working on 2008 now.

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Good to hear from you again, Bill!

    “We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?”

    I know, but it seems, this time, there was a greater effort for “getting out to vote”. It didn’t work this time,
    but that just means we start working on 2008 now.

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Good to hear from you again, Bill!

    “We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?”

    I know, but it seems, this time, there was a greater effort for “getting out to vote”. It didn’t work this time,
    but that just means we start working on 2008 now.

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Good to hear from you again, Bill!

    “We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?”

    I know, but it seems, this time, there was a greater effort for “getting out to vote”. It didn’t work this time,
    but that just means we start working on 2008 now.

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Good to hear from you again, Bill!

    “We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?”

    I know, but it seems, this time, there was a greater effort for “getting out to vote”. It didn’t work this time,
    but that just means we start working on 2008 now.

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Good to hear from you again, Bill!

    “We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?”

    I know, but it seems, this time, there was a greater effort for “getting out to vote”. It didn’t work this time,
    but that just means we start working on 2008 now.

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Good to hear from you again, Bill!

    “We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?”

    I know, but it seems, this time, there was a greater effort for “getting out to vote”. It didn’t work this time,
    but that just means we start working on 2008 now.

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Good to hear from you again, Bill!

    “We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?”

    I know, but it seems, this time, there was a greater effort for “getting out to vote”. It didn’t work this time,
    but that just means we start working on 2008 now.

  • dfleming

    Re: You misunderstand me.

    Okay! Got it now. Well, I wasn’t one of the optimistic ones. I thought Bush would win, though I indulged in a whisper of hope….

  • dfleming

    Re: You misunderstand me.

    Okay! Got it now. Well, I wasn’t one of the optimistic ones. I thought Bush would win, though I indulged in a whisper of hope….

  • dfleming

    Re: You misunderstand me.

    Okay! Got it now. Well, I wasn’t one of the optimistic ones. I thought Bush would win, though I indulged in a whisper of hope….

  • dfleming

    Re: You misunderstand me.

    Okay! Got it now. Well, I wasn’t one of the optimistic ones. I thought Bush would win, though I indulged in a whisper of hope….

  • dfleming

    Re: You misunderstand me.

    Okay! Got it now. Well, I wasn’t one of the optimistic ones. I thought Bush would win, though I indulged in a whisper of hope….

  • dfleming

    Re: You misunderstand me.

    Okay! Got it now. Well, I wasn’t one of the optimistic ones. I thought Bush would win, though I indulged in a whisper of hope….

  • dfleming

    Re: You misunderstand me.

    Okay! Got it now. Well, I wasn’t one of the optimistic ones. I thought Bush would win, though I indulged in a whisper of hope….

  • dfleming

    Re: You misunderstand me.

    Okay! Got it now. Well, I wasn’t one of the optimistic ones. I thought Bush would win, though I indulged in a whisper of hope….

  • radioactiveart

    You misunderstand me.

    Most of my liberal friends were clearly planning on a Kerry win; predicitng specific electoral vote totals, talking about how the momentum was headed Kerry’s way, etc.

    I never bought it for a moment. I felt that there were plenty of indicators that spoke otherwise.

    My question is aimed at understanding how people missed those indicators; how the left got so out of touch with the way the country thinks.

    I didn’t vote for Kerry, I voted Green. No one respects a principled vote in the face of defeat more than a Green voter.

  • radioactiveart

    You misunderstand me.

    Most of my liberal friends were clearly planning on a Kerry win; predicitng specific electoral vote totals, talking about how the momentum was headed Kerry’s way, etc.

    I never bought it for a moment. I felt that there were plenty of indicators that spoke otherwise.

    My question is aimed at understanding how people missed those indicators; how the left got so out of touch with the way the country thinks.

    I didn’t vote for Kerry, I voted Green. No one respects a principled vote in the face of defeat more than a Green voter.

  • radioactiveart

    You misunderstand me.

    Most of my liberal friends were clearly planning on a Kerry win; predicitng specific electoral vote totals, talking about how the momentum was headed Kerry’s way, etc.

    I never bought it for a moment. I felt that there were plenty of indicators that spoke otherwise.

    My question is aimed at understanding how people missed those indicators; how the left got so out of touch with the way the country thinks.

    I didn’t vote for Kerry, I voted Green. No one respects a principled vote in the face of defeat more than a Green voter.

  • radioactiveart

    You misunderstand me.

    Most of my liberal friends were clearly planning on a Kerry win; predicitng specific electoral vote totals, talking about how the momentum was headed Kerry’s way, etc.

    I never bought it for a moment. I felt that there were plenty of indicators that spoke otherwise.

    My question is aimed at understanding how people missed those indicators; how the left got so out of touch with the way the country thinks.

    I didn’t vote for Kerry, I voted Green. No one respects a principled vote in the face of defeat more than a Green voter.

  • radioactiveart

    You misunderstand me.

    Most of my liberal friends were clearly planning on a Kerry win; predicitng specific electoral vote totals, talking about how the momentum was headed Kerry’s way, etc.

    I never bought it for a moment. I felt that there were plenty of indicators that spoke otherwise.

    My question is aimed at understanding how people missed those indicators; how the left got so out of touch with the way the country thinks.

    I didn’t vote for Kerry, I voted Green. No one respects a principled vote in the face of defeat more than a Green voter.

  • radioactiveart

    You misunderstand me.

    Most of my liberal friends were clearly planning on a Kerry win; predicitng specific electoral vote totals, talking about how the momentum was headed Kerry’s way, etc.

    I never bought it for a moment. I felt that there were plenty of indicators that spoke otherwise.

    My question is aimed at understanding how people missed those indicators; how the left got so out of touch with the way the country thinks.

    I didn’t vote for Kerry, I voted Green. No one respects a principled vote in the face of defeat more than a Green voter.

  • radioactiveart

    You misunderstand me.

    Most of my liberal friends were clearly planning on a Kerry win; predicitng specific electoral vote totals, talking about how the momentum was headed Kerry’s way, etc.

    I never bought it for a moment. I felt that there were plenty of indicators that spoke otherwise.

    My question is aimed at understanding how people missed those indicators; how the left got so out of touch with the way the country thinks.

    I didn’t vote for Kerry, I voted Green. No one respects a principled vote in the face of defeat more than a Green voter.

  • radioactiveart

    You misunderstand me.

    Most of my liberal friends were clearly planning on a Kerry win; predicitng specific electoral vote totals, talking about how the momentum was headed Kerry’s way, etc.

    I never bought it for a moment. I felt that there were plenty of indicators that spoke otherwise.

    My question is aimed at understanding how people missed those indicators; how the left got so out of touch with the way the country thinks.

    I didn’t vote for Kerry, I voted Green. No one respects a principled vote in the face of defeat more than a Green voter.

  • dfleming

    hope

    >>Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

    I wasn’t wrong in my estimates in this election. I didn’t think Kerry would win. But I voted for him because I believed him to be the better candidate.

    Are you suggesting that I should have voted for the person I thought would win? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.

    There was no way to predict the outcome, no way to predict how many voting irregularities would occur, or predict how people would respond to a campaign that played on fear and homophobia. But even if I had known the outcome before the election, even if I’d known that Bush was going to win no matter what, I would still never have voted for him. And I would not *not* vote. Voting is my right, and I will always vote.

  • dfleming

    hope

    >>Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

    I wasn’t wrong in my estimates in this election. I didn’t think Kerry would win. But I voted for him because I believed him to be the better candidate.

    Are you suggesting that I should have voted for the person I thought would win? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.

    There was no way to predict the outcome, no way to predict how many voting irregularities would occur, or predict how people would respond to a campaign that played on fear and homophobia. But even if I had known the outcome before the election, even if I’d known that Bush was going to win no matter what, I would still never have voted for him. And I would not *not* vote. Voting is my right, and I will always vote.

  • dfleming

    hope

    >>Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

    I wasn’t wrong in my estimates in this election. I didn’t think Kerry would win. But I voted for him because I believed him to be the better candidate.

    Are you suggesting that I should have voted for the person I thought would win? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.

    There was no way to predict the outcome, no way to predict how many voting irregularities would occur, or predict how people would respond to a campaign that played on fear and homophobia. But even if I had known the outcome before the election, even if I’d known that Bush was going to win no matter what, I would still never have voted for him. And I would not *not* vote. Voting is my right, and I will always vote.

  • dfleming

    hope

    >>Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

    I wasn’t wrong in my estimates in this election. I didn’t think Kerry would win. But I voted for him because I believed him to be the better candidate.

    Are you suggesting that I should have voted for the person I thought would win? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.

    There was no way to predict the outcome, no way to predict how many voting irregularities would occur, or predict how people would respond to a campaign that played on fear and homophobia. But even if I had known the outcome before the election, even if I’d known that Bush was going to win no matter what, I would still never have voted for him. And I would not *not* vote. Voting is my right, and I will always vote.

  • dfleming

    hope

    >>Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

    I wasn’t wrong in my estimates in this election. I didn’t think Kerry would win. But I voted for him because I believed him to be the better candidate.

    Are you suggesting that I should have voted for the person I thought would win? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.

    There was no way to predict the outcome, no way to predict how many voting irregularities would occur, or predict how people would respond to a campaign that played on fear and homophobia. But even if I had known the outcome before the election, even if I’d known that Bush was going to win no matter what, I would still never have voted for him. And I would not *not* vote. Voting is my right, and I will always vote.

  • dfleming

    hope

    >>Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

    I wasn’t wrong in my estimates in this election. I didn’t think Kerry would win. But I voted for him because I believed him to be the better candidate.

    Are you suggesting that I should have voted for the person I thought would win? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.

    There was no way to predict the outcome, no way to predict how many voting irregularities would occur, or predict how people would respond to a campaign that played on fear and homophobia. But even if I had known the outcome before the election, even if I’d known that Bush was going to win no matter what, I would still never have voted for him. And I would not *not* vote. Voting is my right, and I will always vote.

  • dfleming

    hope

    >>Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

    I wasn’t wrong in my estimates in this election. I didn’t think Kerry would win. But I voted for him because I believed him to be the better candidate.

    Are you suggesting that I should have voted for the person I thought would win? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.

    There was no way to predict the outcome, no way to predict how many voting irregularities would occur, or predict how people would respond to a campaign that played on fear and homophobia. But even if I had known the outcome before the election, even if I’d known that Bush was going to win no matter what, I would still never have voted for him. And I would not *not* vote. Voting is my right, and I will always vote.

  • dfleming

    hope

    >>Explain, to me and to yourselves, how you were so wrong in your estimates of the election.

    I wasn’t wrong in my estimates in this election. I didn’t think Kerry would win. But I voted for him because I believed him to be the better candidate.

    Are you suggesting that I should have voted for the person I thought would win? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting.

    There was no way to predict the outcome, no way to predict how many voting irregularities would occur, or predict how people would respond to a campaign that played on fear and homophobia. But even if I had known the outcome before the election, even if I’d known that Bush was going to win no matter what, I would still never have voted for him. And I would not *not* vote. Voting is my right, and I will always vote.

  • babbott

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

    We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?

    Btw, Ryk, I know you from a feature you did in Johnson City, TN, several years ago at the Slam. You gave me a copy of “Pourquoi Je Suis Un Monstre” after I bought your “Son of…” Thought I’d say hi.

  • babbott

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

    We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?

    Btw, Ryk, I know you from a feature you did in Johnson City, TN, several years ago at the Slam. You gave me a copy of “Pourquoi Je Suis Un Monstre” after I bought your “Son of…” Thought I’d say hi.

  • babbott

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

    We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?

    Btw, Ryk, I know you from a feature you did in Johnson City, TN, several years ago at the Slam. You gave me a copy of “Pourquoi Je Suis Un Monstre” after I bought your “Son of…” Thought I’d say hi.

  • babbott

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

    We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?

    Btw, Ryk, I know you from a feature you did in Johnson City, TN, several years ago at the Slam. You gave me a copy of “Pourquoi Je Suis Un Monstre” after I bought your “Son of…” Thought I’d say hi.

  • babbott

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

    We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?

    Btw, Ryk, I know you from a feature you did in Johnson City, TN, several years ago at the Slam. You gave me a copy of “Pourquoi Je Suis Un Monstre” after I bought your “Son of…” Thought I’d say hi.

  • babbott

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

    We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?

    Btw, Ryk, I know you from a feature you did in Johnson City, TN, several years ago at the Slam. You gave me a copy of “Pourquoi Je Suis Un Monstre” after I bought your “Son of…” Thought I’d say hi.

  • babbott

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

    We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?

    Btw, Ryk, I know you from a feature you did in Johnson City, TN, several years ago at the Slam. You gave me a copy of “Pourquoi Je Suis Un Monstre” after I bought your “Son of…” Thought I’d say hi.

  • babbott

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

    We say that every time, and the dems never listen. Why should we expect them to this time?

    Btw, Ryk, I know you from a feature you did in Johnson City, TN, several years ago at the Slam. You gave me a copy of “Pourquoi Je Suis Un Monstre” after I bought your “Son of…” Thought I’d say hi.

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Nope. Guy from NYC. 🙂

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Nope. Guy from NYC. 🙂

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Nope. Guy from NYC. 🙂

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Nope. Guy from NYC. 🙂

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Nope. Guy from NYC. 🙂

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Nope. Guy from NYC. 🙂

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Nope. Guy from NYC. 🙂

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Nope. Guy from NYC. 🙂

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    is this who i think it is?

    were you on the Providence Slam Team this year?

    p.s.

    amen to the bringing down of the Dem side of the one-party system.

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    is this who i think it is?

    were you on the Providence Slam Team this year?

    p.s.

    amen to the bringing down of the Dem side of the one-party system.

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    is this who i think it is?

    were you on the Providence Slam Team this year?

    p.s.

    amen to the bringing down of the Dem side of the one-party system.

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    is this who i think it is?

    were you on the Providence Slam Team this year?

    p.s.

    amen to the bringing down of the Dem side of the one-party system.

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    is this who i think it is?

    were you on the Providence Slam Team this year?

    p.s.

    amen to the bringing down of the Dem side of the one-party system.

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    is this who i think it is?

    were you on the Providence Slam Team this year?

    p.s.

    amen to the bringing down of the Dem side of the one-party system.

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    is this who i think it is?

    were you on the Providence Slam Team this year?

    p.s.

    amen to the bringing down of the Dem side of the one-party system.

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

  • theryk

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    is this who i think it is?

    were you on the Providence Slam Team this year?

    p.s.

    amen to the bringing down of the Dem side of the one-party system.

    It’s time for some serious political re-thinking

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It wasn’t just Kerry that lost. He took the entire Democratic Party down with him.

    And that may be the only good thing to come out of this election.

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It wasn’t just Kerry that lost. He took the entire Democratic Party down with him.

    And that may be the only good thing to come out of this election.

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It wasn’t just Kerry that lost. He took the entire Democratic Party down with him.

    And that may be the only good thing to come out of this election.

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It wasn’t just Kerry that lost. He took the entire Democratic Party down with him.

    And that may be the only good thing to come out of this election.

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It wasn’t just Kerry that lost. He took the entire Democratic Party down with him.

    And that may be the only good thing to come out of this election.

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It wasn’t just Kerry that lost. He took the entire Democratic Party down with him.

    And that may be the only good thing to come out of this election.

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It wasn’t just Kerry that lost. He took the entire Democratic Party down with him.

    And that may be the only good thing to come out of this election.

  • loudpoet

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    It wasn’t just Kerry that lost. He took the entire Democratic Party down with him.

    And that may be the only good thing to come out of this election.

  • azureoceanlight

    I made no estimates:

    I just voted w/my conscience.

  • azureoceanlight

    I made no estimates:

    I just voted w/my conscience.

  • azureoceanlight

    I made no estimates:

    I just voted w/my conscience.

  • azureoceanlight

    I made no estimates:

    I just voted w/my conscience.

  • azureoceanlight

    I made no estimates:

    I just voted w/my conscience.

  • azureoceanlight

    I made no estimates:

    I just voted w/my conscience.

  • azureoceanlight

    I made no estimates:

    I just voted w/my conscience.

  • azureoceanlight

    I made no estimates:

    I just voted w/my conscience.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Except, of course, that it’s actually a decline in the margin since 2000, when Gore won the popular vote.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Except, of course, that it’s actually a decline in the margin since 2000, when Gore won the popular vote.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Except, of course, that it’s actually a decline in the margin since 2000, when Gore won the popular vote.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Except, of course, that it’s actually a decline in the margin since 2000, when Gore won the popular vote.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Except, of course, that it’s actually a decline in the margin since 2000, when Gore won the popular vote.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Except, of course, that it’s actually a decline in the margin since 2000, when Gore won the popular vote.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Except, of course, that it’s actually a decline in the margin since 2000, when Gore won the popular vote.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Kerry may have lost

    Except, of course, that it’s actually a decline in the margin since 2000, when Gore won the popular vote.

  • theryk

    Kerry may have lost

    but he did by a small margin and we really got out this time to vote. If we keep this up, next time, more people will vote with reality and our side will win.

    The Right has been very active, organizing and grass-rootsing, for many decades while the Left just whined and felt smarter. This time we tried and it was closer. Next time we can win.

    We need to stay in motion and work for 2008.
    Starting now.

  • theryk

    Kerry may have lost

    but he did by a small margin and we really got out this time to vote. If we keep this up, next time, more people will vote with reality and our side will win.

    The Right has been very active, organizing and grass-rootsing, for many decades while the Left just whined and felt smarter. This time we tried and it was closer. Next time we can win.

    We need to stay in motion and work for 2008.
    Starting now.

  • theryk

    Kerry may have lost

    but he did by a small margin and we really got out this time to vote. If we keep this up, next time, more people will vote with reality and our side will win.

    The Right has been very active, organizing and grass-rootsing, for many decades while the Left just whined and felt smarter. This time we tried and it was closer. Next time we can win.

    We need to stay in motion and work for 2008.
    Starting now.

  • theryk

    Kerry may have lost

    but he did by a small margin and we really got out this time to vote. If we keep this up, next time, more people will vote with reality and our side will win.

    The Right has been very active, organizing and grass-rootsing, for many decades while the Left just whined and felt smarter. This time we tried and it was closer. Next time we can win.

    We need to stay in motion and work for 2008.
    Starting now.

  • theryk

    Kerry may have lost

    but he did by a small margin and we really got out this time to vote. If we keep this up, next time, more people will vote with reality and our side will win.

    The Right has been very active, organizing and grass-rootsing, for many decades while the Left just whined and felt smarter. This time we tried and it was closer. Next time we can win.

    We need to stay in motion and work for 2008.
    Starting now.

  • theryk

    Kerry may have lost

    but he did by a small margin and we really got out this time to vote. If we keep this up, next time, more people will vote with reality and our side will win.

    The Right has been very active, organizing and grass-rootsing, for many decades while the Left just whined and felt smarter. This time we tried and it was closer. Next time we can win.

    We need to stay in motion and work for 2008.
    Starting now.

  • theryk

    Kerry may have lost

    but he did by a small margin and we really got out this time to vote. If we keep this up, next time, more people will vote with reality and our side will win.

    The Right has been very active, organizing and grass-rootsing, for many decades while the Left just whined and felt smarter. This time we tried and it was closer. Next time we can win.

    We need to stay in motion and work for 2008.
    Starting now.

  • theryk

    Kerry may have lost

    but he did by a small margin and we really got out this time to vote. If we keep this up, next time, more people will vote with reality and our side will win.

    The Right has been very active, organizing and grass-rootsing, for many decades while the Left just whined and felt smarter. This time we tried and it was closer. Next time we can win.

    We need to stay in motion and work for 2008.
    Starting now.

  • mojodragonfly

    edited for redundancy

    How was I Wrong?

    2000 was a close race. This was a close race. The polls were usually spilt.

    There is nothing wrong with hope.

    I think, everyone knew it would be a close race. Everyone on my side of the 50/50 hoped Kerry would win.

    There is a divide in the electorate with the leanings towards a Bush philosophy and values.

    I don’t feel wrong, just in a minority, but I haven’t lost hope either.

  • mojodragonfly

    edited for redundancy

    How was I Wrong?

    2000 was a close race. This was a close race. The polls were usually spilt.

    There is nothing wrong with hope.

    I think, everyone knew it would be a close race. Everyone on my side of the 50/50 hoped Kerry would win.

    There is a divide in the electorate with the leanings towards a Bush philosophy and values.

    I don’t feel wrong, just in a minority, but I haven’t lost hope either.

  • mojodragonfly

    edited for redundancy

    How was I Wrong?

    2000 was a close race. This was a close race. The polls were usually spilt.

    There is nothing wrong with hope.

    I think, everyone knew it would be a close race. Everyone on my side of the 50/50 hoped Kerry would win.

    There is a divide in the electorate with the leanings towards a Bush philosophy and values.

    I don’t feel wrong, just in a minority, but I haven’t lost hope either.

  • mojodragonfly

    edited for redundancy

    How was I Wrong?

    2000 was a close race. This was a close race. The polls were usually spilt.

    There is nothing wrong with hope.

    I think, everyone knew it would be a close race. Everyone on my side of the 50/50 hoped Kerry would win.

    There is a divide in the electorate with the leanings towards a Bush philosophy and values.

    I don’t feel wrong, just in a minority, but I haven’t lost hope either.

  • mojodragonfly

    edited for redundancy

    How was I Wrong?

    2000 was a close race. This was a close race. The polls were usually spilt.

    There is nothing wrong with hope.

    I think, everyone knew it would be a close race. Everyone on my side of the 50/50 hoped Kerry would win.

    There is a divide in the electorate with the leanings towards a Bush philosophy and values.

    I don’t feel wrong, just in a minority, but I haven’t lost hope either.

  • mojodragonfly

    edited for redundancy

    How was I Wrong?

    2000 was a close race. This was a close race. The polls were usually spilt.

    There is nothing wrong with hope.

    I think, everyone knew it would be a close race. Everyone on my side of the 50/50 hoped Kerry would win.

    There is a divide in the electorate with the leanings towards a Bush philosophy and values.

    I don’t feel wrong, just in a minority, but I haven’t lost hope either.

  • mojodragonfly

    edited for redundancy

    How was I Wrong?

    2000 was a close race. This was a close race. The polls were usually spilt.

    There is nothing wrong with hope.

    I think, everyone knew it would be a close race. Everyone on my side of the 50/50 hoped Kerry would win.

    There is a divide in the electorate with the leanings towards a Bush philosophy and values.

    I don’t feel wrong, just in a minority, but I haven’t lost hope either.

  • mojodragonfly

    edited for redundancy

    How was I Wrong?

    2000 was a close race. This was a close race. The polls were usually spilt.

    There is nothing wrong with hope.

    I think, everyone knew it would be a close race. Everyone on my side of the 50/50 hoped Kerry would win.

    There is a divide in the electorate with the leanings towards a Bush philosophy and values.

    I don’t feel wrong, just in a minority, but I haven’t lost hope either.

  • ocvictor

    Maybe, but the GOP certainly–some would say cunningly–seized the emotional highground. They claimed “patriotism” and “moral authority” as their own straight away, and then followed that with a systematic stoking of fear and homophobia.

  • johnpowers

    Sort of…

    I don’t think Religion or Patriotism had much to do with it.

    It was intollerance and fear. We thought we had an answer to the fear – which was to inspire a greater fear (of the draft, of Iraq getting worse, or bin Laden still out there) but we didn’t have an answer to the intollerance for gay marriage.

    Turns out we underestimated both issues.

  • ocvictor

    Maybe, but the GOP certainly–some would say cunningly–seized the emotional highground. They claimed “patriotism” and “moral authority” as their own straight away, and then followed that with a systematic stoking of fear and homophobia.

  • johnpowers

    Sort of…

    I don’t think Religion or Patriotism had much to do with it.

    It was intollerance and fear. We thought we had an answer to the fear – which was to inspire a greater fear (of the draft, of Iraq getting worse, or bin Laden still out there) but we didn’t have an answer to the intollerance for gay marriage.

    Turns out we underestimated both issues.

  • ocvictor

    Maybe, but the GOP certainly–some would say cunningly–seized the emotional highground. They claimed “patriotism” and “moral authority” as their own straight away, and then followed that with a systematic stoking of fear and homophobia.

  • johnpowers

    Sort of…

    I don’t think Religion or Patriotism had much to do with it.

    It was intollerance and fear. We thought we had an answer to the fear – which was to inspire a greater fear (of the draft, of Iraq getting worse, or bin Laden still out there) but we didn’t have an answer to the intollerance for gay marriage.

    Turns out we underestimated both issues.

  • ocvictor

    Maybe, but the GOP certainly–some would say cunningly–seized the emotional highground. They claimed “patriotism” and “moral authority” as their own straight away, and then followed that with a systematic stoking of fear and homophobia.

  • johnpowers

    Sort of…

    I don’t think Religion or Patriotism had much to do with it.

    It was intollerance and fear. We thought we had an answer to the fear – which was to inspire a greater fear (of the draft, of Iraq getting worse, or bin Laden still out there) but we didn’t have an answer to the intollerance for gay marriage.

    Turns out we underestimated both issues.

  • ocvictor

    Maybe, but the GOP certainly–some would say cunningly–seized the emotional highground. They claimed “patriotism” and “moral authority” as their own straight away, and then followed that with a systematic stoking of fear and homophobia.

  • johnpowers

    Sort of…

    I don’t think Religion or Patriotism had much to do with it.

    It was intollerance and fear. We thought we had an answer to the fear – which was to inspire a greater fear (of the draft, of Iraq getting worse, or bin Laden still out there) but we didn’t have an answer to the intollerance for gay marriage.

    Turns out we underestimated both issues.

  • ocvictor

    Maybe, but the GOP certainly–some would say cunningly–seized the emotional highground. They claimed “patriotism” and “moral authority” as their own straight away, and then followed that with a systematic stoking of fear and homophobia.

  • johnpowers

    Sort of…

    I don’t think Religion or Patriotism had much to do with it.

    It was intollerance and fear. We thought we had an answer to the fear – which was to inspire a greater fear (of the draft, of Iraq getting worse, or bin Laden still out there) but we didn’t have an answer to the intollerance for gay marriage.

    Turns out we underestimated both issues.

  • ocvictor

    Maybe, but the GOP certainly–some would say cunningly–seized the emotional highground. They claimed “patriotism” and “moral authority” as their own straight away, and then followed that with a systematic stoking of fear and homophobia.

  • johnpowers

    Sort of…

    I don’t think Religion or Patriotism had much to do with it.

    It was intollerance and fear. We thought we had an answer to the fear – which was to inspire a greater fear (of the draft, of Iraq getting worse, or bin Laden still out there) but we didn’t have an answer to the intollerance for gay marriage.

    Turns out we underestimated both issues.

  • ocvictor

    Maybe, but the GOP certainly–some would say cunningly–seized the emotional highground. They claimed “patriotism” and “moral authority” as their own straight away, and then followed that with a systematic stoking of fear and homophobia.

  • johnpowers

    Sort of…

    I don’t think Religion or Patriotism had much to do with it.

    It was intollerance and fear. We thought we had an answer to the fear – which was to inspire a greater fear (of the draft, of Iraq getting worse, or bin Laden still out there) but we didn’t have an answer to the intollerance for gay marriage.

    Turns out we underestimated both issues.

  • ablueeyedboy

    Or maybe we saw only with our hearts, and forgot that there was infact, intellect on the other side of the great wall of ideology.

  • ablueeyedboy

    Or maybe we saw only with our hearts, and forgot that there was infact, intellect on the other side of the great wall of ideology.

  • ablueeyedboy

    Or maybe we saw only with our hearts, and forgot that there was infact, intellect on the other side of the great wall of ideology.

  • ablueeyedboy

    Or maybe we saw only with our hearts, and forgot that there was infact, intellect on the other side of the great wall of ideology.

  • ablueeyedboy

    Or maybe we saw only with our hearts, and forgot that there was infact, intellect on the other side of the great wall of ideology.

  • ablueeyedboy

    Or maybe we saw only with our hearts, and forgot that there was infact, intellect on the other side of the great wall of ideology.

  • ablueeyedboy

    Or maybe we saw only with our hearts, and forgot that there was infact, intellect on the other side of the great wall of ideology.

  • ablueeyedboy

    Or maybe we saw only with our hearts, and forgot that there was infact, intellect on the other side of the great wall of ideology.

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.
    sad

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.
    sad

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.
    sad

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.
    sad

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.
    sad

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.
    sad

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.
    sad

  • mojodragonfly

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.
    sad

  • ocvictor

    I’ve said this before, but the American Left needs to reclaim the the concepts of religion and patriotism.

    They were turned into weapons against us this year. Some would use harsher terms, I’m sure. We claimed the intellectual high ground, but couldn’t get at people’s hearts. We need to do both.

  • ocvictor

    I’ve said this before, but the American Left needs to reclaim the the concepts of religion and patriotism.

    They were turned into weapons against us this year. Some would use harsher terms, I’m sure. We claimed the intellectual high ground, but couldn’t get at people’s hearts. We need to do both.

  • ocvictor

    I’ve said this before, but the American Left needs to reclaim the the concepts of religion and patriotism.

    They were turned into weapons against us this year. Some would use harsher terms, I’m sure. We claimed the intellectual high ground, but couldn’t get at people’s hearts. We need to do both.

  • ocvictor

    I’ve said this before, but the American Left needs to reclaim the the concepts of religion and patriotism.

    They were turned into weapons against us this year. Some would use harsher terms, I’m sure. We claimed the intellectual high ground, but couldn’t get at people’s hearts. We need to do both.

  • ocvictor

    I’ve said this before, but the American Left needs to reclaim the the concepts of religion and patriotism.

    They were turned into weapons against us this year. Some would use harsher terms, I’m sure. We claimed the intellectual high ground, but couldn’t get at people’s hearts. We need to do both.

  • ocvictor

    I’ve said this before, but the American Left needs to reclaim the the concepts of religion and patriotism.

    They were turned into weapons against us this year. Some would use harsher terms, I’m sure. We claimed the intellectual high ground, but couldn’t get at people’s hearts. We need to do both.

  • ocvictor

    I’ve said this before, but the American Left needs to reclaim the the concepts of religion and patriotism.

    They were turned into weapons against us this year. Some would use harsher terms, I’m sure. We claimed the intellectual high ground, but couldn’t get at people’s hearts. We need to do both.

  • ocvictor

    I’ve said this before, but the American Left needs to reclaim the the concepts of religion and patriotism.

    They were turned into weapons against us this year. Some would use harsher terms, I’m sure. We claimed the intellectual high ground, but couldn’t get at people’s hearts. We need to do both.

  • just_jeff

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    this closely mirrors my thoughts.

  • just_jeff

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    this closely mirrors my thoughts.

  • just_jeff

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    this closely mirrors my thoughts.

  • just_jeff

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    this closely mirrors my thoughts.

  • just_jeff

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    this closely mirrors my thoughts.

  • just_jeff

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    this closely mirrors my thoughts.

  • just_jeff

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    this closely mirrors my thoughts.

  • just_jeff

    Re: I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    this closely mirrors my thoughts.

  • johnpowers

    I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    Easy. I was basing my estimates on turnout levels for Republicans vs Democrats vs Independents that closely resembled that of 2000.

    Turns out that almost just as many Republicans as Democrats voted this time. Also undecides broke 50/50 for each candidate. Why for both phenomina? Because of “social issues” or in other words – the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.

    I never ever thought Gay Marriage would be such a GOTV tool. I was wrong. It goes to show what a different world I live in here in Providence.

    Tolerance – who wouldathunkit?

  • johnpowers

    I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    Easy. I was basing my estimates on turnout levels for Republicans vs Democrats vs Independents that closely resembled that of 2000.

    Turns out that almost just as many Republicans as Democrats voted this time. Also undecides broke 50/50 for each candidate. Why for both phenomina? Because of “social issues” or in other words – the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.

    I never ever thought Gay Marriage would be such a GOTV tool. I was wrong. It goes to show what a different world I live in here in Providence.

    Tolerance – who wouldathunkit?

  • johnpowers

    I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    Easy. I was basing my estimates on turnout levels for Republicans vs Democrats vs Independents that closely resembled that of 2000.

    Turns out that almost just as many Republicans as Democrats voted this time. Also undecides broke 50/50 for each candidate. Why for both phenomina? Because of “social issues” or in other words – the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.

    I never ever thought Gay Marriage would be such a GOTV tool. I was wrong. It goes to show what a different world I live in here in Providence.

    Tolerance – who wouldathunkit?

  • johnpowers

    I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    Easy. I was basing my estimates on turnout levels for Republicans vs Democrats vs Independents that closely resembled that of 2000.

    Turns out that almost just as many Republicans as Democrats voted this time. Also undecides broke 50/50 for each candidate. Why for both phenomina? Because of “social issues” or in other words – the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.

    I never ever thought Gay Marriage would be such a GOTV tool. I was wrong. It goes to show what a different world I live in here in Providence.

    Tolerance – who wouldathunkit?

  • johnpowers

    I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    Easy. I was basing my estimates on turnout levels for Republicans vs Democrats vs Independents that closely resembled that of 2000.

    Turns out that almost just as many Republicans as Democrats voted this time. Also undecides broke 50/50 for each candidate. Why for both phenomina? Because of “social issues” or in other words – the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.

    I never ever thought Gay Marriage would be such a GOTV tool. I was wrong. It goes to show what a different world I live in here in Providence.

    Tolerance – who wouldathunkit?

  • johnpowers

    I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    Easy. I was basing my estimates on turnout levels for Republicans vs Democrats vs Independents that closely resembled that of 2000.

    Turns out that almost just as many Republicans as Democrats voted this time. Also undecides broke 50/50 for each candidate. Why for both phenomina? Because of “social issues” or in other words – the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.

    I never ever thought Gay Marriage would be such a GOTV tool. I was wrong. It goes to show what a different world I live in here in Providence.

    Tolerance – who wouldathunkit?

  • johnpowers

    I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    Easy. I was basing my estimates on turnout levels for Republicans vs Democrats vs Independents that closely resembled that of 2000.

    Turns out that almost just as many Republicans as Democrats voted this time. Also undecides broke 50/50 for each candidate. Why for both phenomina? Because of “social issues” or in other words – the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.

    I never ever thought Gay Marriage would be such a GOTV tool. I was wrong. It goes to show what a different world I live in here in Providence.

    Tolerance – who wouldathunkit?

  • johnpowers

    I didn’t want to see the homophobia

    Easy. I was basing my estimates on turnout levels for Republicans vs Democrats vs Independents that closely resembled that of 2000.

    Turns out that almost just as many Republicans as Democrats voted this time. Also undecides broke 50/50 for each candidate. Why for both phenomina? Because of “social issues” or in other words – the homophobic masses turned out to vote for Anti Gay Marriage ammendments.

    I never ever thought Gay Marriage would be such a GOTV tool. I was wrong. It goes to show what a different world I live in here in Providence.

    Tolerance – who wouldathunkit?

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