[lbo-talk] Frank on election

[ravi]

Adam Souzis wrote:
> If you compare the exits polls of 2000 and 2004 they're remarkably
> similar -- but the difference that pushed Bush over the edge is this:
> In 2000, exit polls broke down the electorate this way: 21% liberal,
> 50% moderate, 29% conservative. In 2004, some moderates moved
> rightward: 21% liberal, 45% moderate, 34% conservative. This a large
> and dismaying shift but not earth-shattering ...
> 

conservatives are so far ahead in the propaganda war and the left so
much in a defensive position, that a conservative-leaning friend on a
motorcycle mailing list, actually thought that the word 'liberal' meant
something bad outright, and did not even choose to consult a dictionary.
he was utterly amazed when i posted the dictionary definition and
challenged its veracity!

	--ravi