We are OutnumberedRandy Shawbyline‚ Nov. 04‚ 2004Progressives have always believed that if our base turned out to vote, we would win. On Tuesday, our base voted in record numbers yet we lost. The story here is not about voting machines and election chicanery---it is that secular Republicans and Christian fundamentalists now represents a majority of the American electorate, and these groups cannot be won to the Democratic side through populist appeals or the right "framing" of issues. |