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

[Seth Ackerman]

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