In 2004 did you know that John Kerry might very well lose to Bush?

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71. I felt in 2004 the same as 2012

except that Kerry as a challenger had a long road to hoe, was vulnerable, STAYED vulnerable to the same character assassination and lies used against Obama and could not counter anything enough, including fraud. In retrospect compared to Obama's campaign it is apparent he was doomed. Keeping it "close" as in 2000 was quite an achievement when losing the game on all levels dominated by the GOP rules.

Just because some of this might sound like the feeble minded angst ridden blame fantasies of the GOP as in all things regarding the two parties it is almost the opposite. Kerry did win, would have won convincingly with anything like a fair media. They crusaded against Gore, dismissed Kerry and now are shamefully discredited by Obama.

I was not shocked about the election. I was prepared when I heard Kerry's dismissive attitude to the last ditch cheating line of the GOP which mirrored his dismissal of the his old Swift Boat foes. The party's certainty about gaining majorities is well founded, even if not well earned or defended. In everything else they seem kind of naive up against the plutocrat entitled pranksters who have definitely proved they not only are morally deficient but not that bright either. "Triumph of the Will" is a galling film about a big loser, self-suicide not an emotional high to emulate. It is still the only thing that moves the typical GOPer, a void filled with the glory of dominating. But the decent people, even the best don't seem to get it either. Hence the constant drama imbued with human absurdity.