Democrats conceding election?

[mburbank]

Yer friggin 'A'.

Kev, your point about Bounce being a non-issue in a critically polarized electorate is well taken.

That being said, I think the high road approach was last taken by Michael Dukakis to absolutely dismal effect. I think it can only work when combined with a Clinton style rapid response team, that answers attacks moments after they're made.

The problem is, as aptly noted in this months Harpers, there are many, many things Democrats are afraid to attack the Republicans over becuase they do the exact same thing, just a little less so.

What Kerry has to realize, something Karl Rove realized last time around to his great davantage, is that once the nomination is in, the party has NO CHOICE but to back to the candidate. Kerry is free to attack things Dems do, are doing, want to continue doing (ie sucking corporate teat) even as he does it!

My main concern recently has been about e-voting. If this election is close (and it's bound to be) the aparent loser (D or R) will have credible grounds to contest the results. Accurate recounts will be all but impossible, legal contests could spin out in ways that would make Florida 2000 look like a polite disagreement between gentlemen.

If the Supreme Court has to step in again Democracy in America will have been dealt a body blow it may be hard to recover from.