> * * * So, for sure there's vote suppression in Ohio and Florida [but] I don't think it made the
> crucial difference. "Stolen election" is one way
> to divert attention from the fact that the
> Democrats had a lousy candidate and gave up on
> most of the country, investing everything in two or
> three states. * * *
In terms just of the presidential election as distinguished for those for congress and local offices, what the the democrats "give up" by not campaigning actively in states in/for which seemingly reliable (and, in fact, for the most part later verified) polling showed whichever alternative there applied of a highly probable Bush or Kerry win?