[lbo-talk] No, actually, I don't believe it.

Seth Ackerman sethia at speakeasy.net
Wed Nov 3 13:58:38 PST 2004


From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>


> >But people concerned about "morality" or "values" I think can be won.
>
> Some maybe, but I'm afraid to a lot of them "morality" and "values"
> mean a strictly hierarchical taxonomy of social roles, organized
> around race, gender, and nationality. They want fixity in a world of
> flux, and Bush delivers the fantasy. I can't imagine how to fight
> that, but that's the diagnosis.

We're talking about marginal increments here. Bringing down the percentage of "morality" voters who went for Bush from 80% to 60% would have put Kerry comfortably on top.

Seth



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