Who You Gonna Call? Rosenthal

Steve Rosenthal (a big liberal!) of "America Coming Together" (a group which supported Kerry in the election) offers an explanation for why Kerry lost. Was it the christian coalition? No. Did the election hinge on gay marriage and family values? No.

For Kerry to win, he needed Ohio. So he spent an enormous amount of time there - as did Bush. (I try to stay "fair and balanced") Nonetheless, turnout amongst Republicans in Ohio wasn't too much higher than Democrats in Ohio. Was it an impressive ground operation orchestrated by the great U.S.S. Democrat Destroyer (Karl Rove)? No. People surveyed seemed to indicate that they weren't even contacted more by Bush than Kerry - actually they were contacted mostly by Kerry supporters. In fact, in Urban areas Rosenthal says Republicans couldn't come close to touching Democrats' efforts.

So then what put Republicans over the top? Steve Rosenthal says it was the war on terror. Clearly, Bush made his case and won - Bush made it clear that we have to take the battle to their (the terrorist's) backyard - in the end, Bush bloodied Kerry on this issue.

Finally, Rosenthal says we (Republicans) won the debate on the economy. That has to really bother some democrats. Democrats painted a picture of our economy so bad that you would have thought it was their's to lose - and trust me they thought it was their's to lose.

There you go fellow Republicans, Bush doesn't owe special favors to the Christian Right - or to the NRA - No, Bush has himself to thank. Bush was credible on Iraq and the economy. End of story - Bush won...