ii'd also like to point out that bush likely got more of the non-fundamentalist christian votes. not everyone in church thinks the universe was created in 6 days and is only 6000 years old; in fact most people don't. kerry just wasn't attractive enough to pull them away from bush. his positions were extremely nuanced and open to misinterpretation.
so liberals do need to reach out to these people. to begin, dispense with the postmodern relativism and show some backbone. bush is respected for his convictions. he believes in his actions very deeply, and his confidence is apparently attractive...surprisingly enough to make people overlook his failures. meanwhile kerry came off as a soulless politician. maybe he could do a better job as president, but people didn't see any heart until his concession speech.
important question (insulting, yes), as congress will be farther right in 2 years unless something changes...
