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rukkyg,
I think it goes both ways though. I live in NYC, which is admittedly quite a stronghold for the democrats (at least in presidential politics). What struck about the election cycle is that my neighbors didn't just want Kerry to win - they were unable to conceive of a scenario in which Kerry would not win. So, just as people in non-urban America live in a sheltered country, so do those in urban America. People in the city are certainly waking up this morning to find out that there ARE opinions outside of NY that count, and they matter more than we have given them credit for. The challenge will be to see that whether or not you agree with them, a 3.5 million vote majority in the popular count is the voice of America and then use that to formulate a strategy. Self-righteous indignation and looking down one's nose at poor, sheltered white people (talking about my neighbors, not you) won't further an understanding of the electorate that will capture more votes. Looking at the maps shows where the democrats can go looking for new votes (where they aren't currently getting them), and it leads me to believe that the character of this countries electorate is at least to some degree misperceived.
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