OK, why did we lose?

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

Assuming Kerry does ultimately and definitively lose this election (It's looking pretty hopeless, folks), what was Kerry's main weakness?

[Kahuna]

1. Swift Boat Liars smear campaign.

nt

[KittyWampus]

17. We Haven't Lost Yet. 3 States Haven't Even Officially Been Called Yet

[greyfox]

18. Exactly

even though most were proven wrong, they had done their damage. Lies won this election.

[Squatch]

2. Less than 10% of registered 18-24 year olds voted.

I guess if they're not getting a free concert for their vote, they don't care.

[demokatgurrl]

3. Half of the electorate has been lobotomized.

[IdaBriggs]

4. We haven't lost -- we're missing 7 Million Votes & There's Fraud.

Be patient for a little bit. Its not over yet.

[apnu]

13. 7 million?!?!? where did you get that number?

Do tell.

[LongTomH]

5. OK - where's the choice that says: BBV?

They stole it! They stole it! They stole it!:grr:

[AntiCoup2K4]

6. Goddamned stupid sisterfucking trailer park dwelling Freeper trash

...Who think gay marriage is a bigger threat to this country than a lying drunken piece of shit starting wars on false pretenses and fucking the economy.

[apnu]

7. God, Guns, and Gays

That's what happened here. Enough people to were just into God enough, just need warm gun happiness enough, just feared homosexuals and box turtles enough that the waters were muddied enough for Rove to send out his ghouls and declare a pre-mature victory.

And you know what? the MSM has decided to believe them and is reporting it as fact. In their reality shaping world, who are we to say otherwise?

I'm so filled with venom today that I could piss acid.

/sarcasm off.

[republicansareevil]

8. We didn't lose.

We won. They're trying to steal it.

[Maiden England]

9. theft and fascism is not a 'loss'

its a fucking crime

[Alleycat]

10. Somebody posted earlier

GOD GUNS GAYS. Whith the referendums on the ballots I think it pulled out all the holy rollers, red-necks, and bigots. This country is not at the point of acceptance with gays yet. Hell I don't think we are at acceptance of civil rights yet. I think it was bad timing to push this issue this year. It was way too devisive during an election year. This was the surprise!

[One_Life_To_Give]

11. Split Terror & Iraq

The exit polls showed * strong on Terrorism. But he is not so popular with Iraq.

Gay Marriage - JK was identified with forcing Gay Marriage upon middle America.

[Zero Gravitas]

12. Fear and ignorance

beat hope and reason.

Simple as that.

[mark11727]

24. Word that...

... you should hear the quacking in the workplace this morning... I like it here, but I'm ready to take an effin' flamethrower to s few of my co-workers (especially the numbnuts who spent the morning crowing "landslide, baby, landslide!")

[TwilightZone]

14. Had to go with moral values.

22% of people in exit polls considered "moral values" a big issue.

Yeah, moral values - like killing 1100 of our soldiers in a fake "war" along with tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians.

Except, of course, that "moral values" is code for "I'm anti-gay and anti-choice and anti-minority."

Argh.

[NV Whino]

15. Voting machines

Voter intimidation
Voter fraud

[Edmond Dantes]

16. What the hell is wrong with you? We haven't lost.

Focus your energy on something more constructive, pls. There will be plenty of time for reflection once the outcome is certain.

In the meantime, keep your demoralizing attitude to yourself.

Remember: No defeat, baby, no surrender.

[shance]

19. Are you afraid to admit the election was stolen?

Its your Democracy. Wake up everyone***

Looks like we have Round 2.

And these individuals pretend to be Christians???

[DemBones DemBones]

20. WE DID NOT LOSE. STOP MAKING ASSUMPTIONS

THAT GIVE IN TO THE RW PROPAGANDA!

[Walt Starr]

21. One issue would have turned it around

Guns.

God and gays are the same issue, fundamentalism, and we will never take that issue away from the GOP.

Gun control is the biggest loser issue the Democrats have right now. Had we dumped that single issue, we would've won last night.

[flygal]

22. right wing media !

[qb]

23. Too many Dem politicians ignored the E-Vote problem

[readmylips]

25. Emotional Issues....

Many different things. Main problem, lack of education for poor Americans. Democracy is about the elite, the rich and corporate America. Poor people are kept at the lower level, and as the republicans say, they must pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Maybe a couple of families are extended the honor of moving up into middle class, but the fact is that the poor are kept down as part of our system of democracy. Someone has to clean dirty toilets.

If the elites, rich and corporate America own the first wheel of democracy, the media, We the People do not exist. Angry white men have won.

[Festivito]

26. Voters confused: Bush flops, Kerry flips. Who knows .. fallback on morals.

People say they voted the moral factor as their main reason. I don't think so.

I think they heard the Swift boat and were not sure of Kerry, they heard the missing bomb material and were disillusioned with Bush,

SO THEY VOTED THE NEXT EASIEST DECISION: MORALS.

RepubliCONS gave us the one-two punch while we only took one swipe. Voters did not hear anything about good Christian values of Democrats, of empowering women, respecting gays, reducing abortions, drugs, and whatever. All they heard was that Kerry went to church.