Further to the Trunk's post of a few minutes ago, I would note that the Democrats' claim that they lost because they courageously stood up for the civil "right" of gay marriage--they didn't, of course--is wishful thinking. The deciding issue in the election was that most voters saw President Bush as a decisive and courageous leader, and saw John Kerry as a trimmer. This, I think, is what most respondents had in mind when they said that their vote was swayed by "moral values." Cox and Forkum make the point well. Click to enlarge:

There really isn't any reason why we should call the desire not to be blown up by terrorists a "value."

Posted by John at 08:36 AM  |    |  

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