Most surveys show that the majority of people are with the Democrats on most issues. The war in Iraq, the ecomomy, the environment, etc. But, the Republicans have much better PR. They are the party that invented the terms "Healthy Forest Act", "No Child Left Behind", "Clear Skies Act", "Death Tax", "Evil Doers", "Defense of Marriage", "The Ownership Society", and more. When you're uneducated about politics, this is all it takes to sway your vote.

So, the Democrats lost their way by trying to explain the issues to a bunch of uneducated pinheads with an attention span measuered in seconds. Gore did it. Kerry did it. Meanwhile, the Republicans just kept repeating the slogan of the moment which appeals greatly to those who are ignorant and "don't have the time" to read about the issues.

End of rant.

Bev and Jerry