>I see this election as a repudiation by the American People of any
>progressive values. The fact that Kerry ran a kind of populist
>campaign and lost despite running against a president who is widely
>perceived as a failure should put to rest any notion that the
>American public is receptive to any progressive message.
I'm pretty bummed about the result, but remember the popular vote margin was 51-48, not 60-40.
Doug