(A fair warning to all: This is going to be an overtly negative diary, written as a means of catharsis. I won't mind any negative comments in response to it, but I hope you will at least be civil about it, as this is mostly a stream of consciousness vent)
So it's the day after. Despite all the GOTV campaigns, all the issues that should have gone in our favor, all the scandals that should have hobbled Bush, we still lost...
And by 'we', I don't mean the Kos-munnity, the Democratic Party, liberals, or the left wing. I mean 'we' as in America. We've lost our chance to vindicate ourselves in the eyes of our peers and the world. We have not only reelected Bush, but reelected him with a mandate for both him and the Repulican party. As a result, we have lost so much more than just a chance to change our leadership.
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