Why Did Kerry Lose? (Answer: It Wasn't 'Values.')

When people can get by with no effort then they have no reason to put in an effort. Its much easier to do nothing than something. Especially for those 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation families of people on the dole. Its all they know. There has never been any drive or empowerment in their lives. Their drive is to make sure the checks keep coming.

I thought workfare was a much better idea than welfare for this reason. It teaches people to work, who in turn have their kids see them work. The kids are then used to seeing mommy/daddy work and expect to do it as well.

In addition, the people who support welfare (re: you, me and every other taxpayer) get some service back for our investment.

Glenn Reynolds November 3, 2004

"America's left today is dominated by Hollywood and academia, and their values don't resonate with actual, American voters. What's more, if the Democratic Party did represent the views of actual American voters, it's values wouldn't mesh very well with those of Hollywood and academia. That's reality."

This is an excerpt from an OpEd that I thought exemplified why the Democrats can't win the fly over states unless they change who they align themselves with. I myself always based my vote on not the party itself but on what the candidate had to offer and what he had done and stood for during his political career. Kerry did not even come close to convincing me that his "I have a Plan" rhetoric was honest based on his track record in the Senate. Bush on the other hand has done more than prove his convictions and beliefs proving to me that his actions speak louder than any "I have a Plan" BS spewed by Mr. Kerry. Toss in his behavior once he returned from Vietnam and he didn't have a chance.

I do believe that if the Democrats had selected someone who had actually had a decent political track record and who aligned themselves with main stream America this election would have gone in their favor. Wright or wrong a lot of main stream America would have probably opted to vote Bush out of office given the MS Medias un adulterated disdain for Bush.

Another reason he lost is because of the media-imposed political realignment going on in American right now. The republican and democrat parties are no longer about ideology, but instead are becoming about geography. Yankees=Democrats, Non-northerners and Southerners=Republican (regardless of personal beliefs).

I'm starting to wonder if Howard Feinman was correct in his prediction that the media was worth 15 points to Kerry.

That was Evan Thomas, managing editor of Newsweek, and, I always like to add when his name comes up, great-grandson of the 1920 Socialist Party candidate for President of the United States, Norman Thomas.

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