Reply #88: demdave

[Imajika]

Your last couple of posts on this thread have been excellent. I completely agree with your views here. I have expressed the same point many times in the past, but I fear too many on our side have allowed rage and hate to very nearly push them off the deep end.

Though I have gone through periods of optimism recently with the spate of good news we have seemingly had, I am deeply worried about 04'. The numerous "Bush is done" and "Bush is toast" threads on DU just scream that too many good Democrats sorely underestimated just how difficult it will be to defeat Bush in 04'. I remember Reagan in 83' and how so many thought he wouldn't be able to win the following year because of his low poll numbers - and we all surely remember the landslide that took place.

If the economy picks up and a majority of Americans begin to accept the situation in Iraq as "acceptable", we could be in for an utter disaster in 04'. The Democratic Party will be hard pressed just to hold even in House and Senate as it is. If Bush runs strong it could be an utter trainwreck which could take a generation to reverse.

Imajika