[Republican Landslide]

Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, a political independent, said the very next morning that he was so disgusted he walked out.

Say what you will about Gov. Jesse (The Body) Ventura, the Republican Party owes this man a debt of gratitude. The fact that a political independent was the first to express shock and indignation removed any shred of cover for the Democrats.

It is refreshing to see miscalculations made on such a grand scale in politics. It confirms that the entire process has not yet been completely taken over by machines.

[Alberta's Child]

That's a good point about Ventura.

I would add that the Democrats knew immediately that something had gone terribly wrong -- probably from internal polling they did afterward. They began backpedaling on that rally very quickly -- remember how nobody wanted to take responsibility for organizing it?

Of course, the natural DNC response was to have Terry McAuliffe blame the family for setting it up that way.

The Democratic Party has become nothing more than a series of industrial accidents just waiting to happen.

[gore_sux_2000]

I never much cared for Ventura these last 4 years. However I was overjoyed that he at least could see the rally for what it was. Not to mention the fact that you must be pretty scummy for even Jessie Ventura to think you're a snake!