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I am clinging to the idea that the most conservative have been losing elections. McClintok only picked up a handful of votes in the recall. Mathys lost his bid for the repug state seat. I still see that CA is voting as it usually does, a majority of the counties and land mass is voting repug, while the population majority is voting Dem. There was a Dem contest between Kerry, Edwards, Kucinich and Sharpton listed on the ballot, yet 30%+/- showed up today, even with ballot measures. That is what scares me. If Bush was the given winner and out polled Kerry who was in a contest for the Dem nod what does that tell you. It makes me think that Kerry does not have enough spark to even set a can of gas on fire. Record voter turnout in states prior to today. If it was ABB then that seems to have died. If it was enthusiasm for the candidates running that seems to have gone by the wayside. I think Kerry may have clinched the Dem ticket today, but I don't see any enthusiasm for those people left in the field. Hard core republicans have not been winning in CA, yet Bush out polled Kerry. There has been talk of Mayor Rudy taking Chenneys place and that may spell disaster for the Dems. Sure that will piss off the fundies, but it will play to the swing voters and a larger chunk of society.
The work needs to be done and it is a daunting tasks that lies ahead of us. Don't give up hope or over estimate your abilities, just be realistic about the task ahead.
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