Reality-Based Election Analysis

Democrat Arnold Kling provides some perspective on where his party headed... as opposed to where it could have headed.

Below is a table of choices in various categories. One choice alienates more voters than others, particularly voters near the center. Category Alienates More Voters Alienates Fewer Voters Policy Group MoveOn.org New America Foundation Celebrity Michael Moore Jesse Ventura Economic Spokesman Paul Krugman Martin Baily VP Candidate John Edwards Joseph Lieberman Advocacy for Church-State Separation People for the American Way American Civil Liberties Union Media and Copyright Motion Picture Association of America Public Knowledge This year, the Democratic Party cozied up to all of the individuals and groups on the left of the list. They lost my vote, despite the fact that I voted for Gore, Clinton, and even Dukakis. My guess is that none of the choices that the Democrats made in the chart helped them in 2004.

Reality-Based Election Analysis