That's the point exactly, DougR. You didn't read my post. If you wanted to Jimmy the exit polls to help Bush you would report Kerry winning. That would suppress the Kerry vote and increase the Bush vote as people used the polls to decide whether their vote was needed.

I don't think your analysis is accurate either. I do think you're right that the left wing does not represent American values, but neither does the right wing. What is winning for Bush right now is message more than substance. There are many "moral values" that do not involve the genitalia, but they are never invoked in campaigns...Bush and the Republicans have successfully made "moral values" code for marital fidelity, heterosexuality, and opposition to abortion, when it could just as well mean other things. The Democrats need to articulate a message that is simple but powerful and that unifies its grand themes.

Slate has a good suggestion!