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"then 1976 brought us Jimmy Carter"

Yes. But Carter only won by 1%, and the Leftist media was almost unquestioned in America in 1976. The last time there was a close election, Bush II was the winner, because Fox, Limbaugh and the Free Republic were around to refute Leftist lies.

Next Presidential election, the Left are going to have to articulate their message in an environment that is at least partially hostile. They will never again get a free, almost unquestioned ride from Dan, Peter, and Tom, unless they are willing to settle for the 43% of the vote that Clinton got in 1992.

It is very bad news for them, and they are scared. Before 2000, they never had to struggle for votes on a level playing field. They always had a "home court" advantage. Those days are over, and they know it. That is why Hillary has talked about "regulating content" on the Internet (that means ending free speech for conservatives, such as Free Republic). It is why the DemocRATs want the so-called "fairness doctrine" to restrict talk radio (that means silencing Rush, or forcing some Leftist hack upon unwilling listeners).

The only reason ANY DemocRAT since Eisenhower was elected was due to Leftist Media Bias. JFK only won by a few thousand (stolen) votes. LBJ was elected because of the sympathy vote for the martyred JFK. Carter only won by 1%. Clinton only won because 43% was enough to win in a three-way race, and the third campaigner was running an "astroturf" campaign with the support of the Clinton News Network.

These tactics will not work in 2004, and the RATS are running scared.

They need to split the vote to win. Divide and conquer, the LIBERALS best friend.

Bush is real good but he doesn't walk on water, at least not yet. Bush is mushy on some conservative issues (especially the Mexican invasion), and a new Buchanan who addresses these matters charismatically could wreak havoc, especially if Nader or equivalent doesn't run again.

Very encouraging analysis.