God! If only Gore had us back in 2000!

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Dems' Online Coup D'état
In an effort to manage the message, Democrats bombarded media websites with post-debate spin immediately following Thursday's Bush-Kerry face-off in Florida – and it apppears to have paid off.

In a survey of non-scientific online polls done by ten major media sites, Sen. John Kerry was running about 20 points better than in traditional, scientific polls. Though Kerry was solidly ahead in three traditional polls as well, in the online polls he was a landslide winner.

In an email prior to the debate, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe urged the party faithful to "vote in online polls" as soon as the debate ended.

The email also urged Democrats to write to local newspapers and call radio talk shows. Major media website addresses were given. Democrats were implored to forward the message to “at least” ten other people.

Republicans, the McAuliffe email read, “stole the post-debate spin” in 2000, and “we are not going to let that happen again."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/01/politics/main646915.shtml

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1. In 2000

we hd been lulled into inaction by the false assumption that democracy would take its course. 2000 gave us this form of political discourse and expresssion and the Rethugs are stuck with us forever.

Tough shit to them.

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2. the debate itself might have had something to do with it

kerry wasn't perfect, but he did a rather good job of tackling main criticism by appearing resolute and determined -- the podium thumping thing worked well, too.

plus, shrub simultaneously self-destructed. 32 pages of rules and they forgot to schedule the debates before his bedtime....