Letters to the Editor
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Joe Klein
As soon as I saw the author I knew the article would be a piece of crap and sure enough, it was! Thanks to Glenn Greenwald for publicizing just what a moron Klein is.
There is one oft-raised "point" in Klein's article: That Dem voters of a certain demographic will stay home if one or the other Democratic candidate loses the nomination. And yet these authors assume all the republicans will come out in droves for McCain.
This simply shows a complete detachment from reality.
First, McCain has alienated large segments of the Republican base. Many very likely will stay home in the fall because he's spoken out against evangelicals or because he doesn't hate immigrants.
Second, Party identification trends show that even if the Dems stay at home while Repubs go and vote scenario is true, that'll just indicate a narrower victory for the Democrat. Democratic identification is over 50% at this point while Republican is under 35%. Most of these idiots writing columns are so desperate to pretend the race will be close they pretend it is a 40-40 split with a volatile 20% of independents swinging wildly back and forth between the two.
Third, much of the "I'll stay home or vote McCain" is undoubtedly hyperbole in an attempt to emphasize their support for their candidate. In the end you'll see more people voting for the Dem candidate, despite misgivings, than you will people voting for the Repub in the same manner. More Repubs are likely to stay home and there are fewer of them to start with.