IF we lose, watch the blame game tomorrow

Oops. Only half the post posted, you really want to read this entire post here.

It's already starting. Carville was on CNN talking about how the Democrats need to figure out how to win the rural vote. True, but I think I'm hearing "let's go more conservative" in that comment, and that troubles me. Kerry is not having problems because he's perceived as too liberal. He IS very liberal, but that monicker never stuck. Kerry's biggest negative was being perceived as wishy-washy. While George Bush is conservative as hell, people liked that they knew where he stood on issues (or at least perceived that they knew). This is something I've been arguing since Gore lost in 2000. Namely, that Dems lose not because of what they believe in, but rather, because of the perception that they don't strongly believe in ANYTHING. That's what happened in 2000 with Gore, and I think that's our problem tonight, win or lose.

And the biggest danger we face as a party is our "leaders" totally misinterpreting the election results. There will be calls to move more to the middle, get more conservative, become more like the Republicans in order to win more votes. But, of course, that risk