The Secret Outcome of Election 2004 and the Things to Watch for...

[mattclearing]

The fraud and stealing that likely occurred has resulted in a few interesting dynamics that I think we should all keep an eye on:

1. Bush is set to be the least popular President in living memory.

2. A large portion of the Democratic Party (particularly the leadership) quite likely wrongfully believes it did something wrong to deserve this election defeat, and is doing soul-searching rather than patting itself on the back for having employed responsible progressive strategies.

3. The media is less and less respected, as it uncritically reports the post-election demolition of Fallujah, the stunning mandate of the Republicans, the sour-grapes of the X-files Democrats, etc. How can average, fence-sitting non-partisan or independent voters respect a media when they see these same events and the media consistently draw the incorrect conclusions that they do?

These dynamics create a sort of national suspension of disbelief that depends upon faith in institutions and past performance in order to survive.

When something bad happens that can't be explained away, and the dam breaks against all of the above, you can expect some serious cultural/political upheaval, the likes of which haven't been seen since at least the early 90's, and possibly even the late 60's/early 70's.