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<DIV>In a message dated 11/3/2004 3:51:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
nathanne@nathannewman.org writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>He ran
on a very<BR>progressive platform-- pro-union, anti-death penalty,
pro-choice,<BR>pro-education-- with concrete goals to improve the lives of
people we all<BR>care about. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>And he LOST!!!!</DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>