Reply #9: It is a matter of knowing, not hoping or wishing

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

I have tried to explain to overseas friends what they are missing that leads them to think Kerry will not win. No matter how numerous the news sources, no matter how widespread the Web, there is information that comes from being here in the middle of it that is not relayed to those outside it. Beyond the rational explanations there is a sense, but that sense is not a wish and not a prayer. It is information received in a myriad ways that culminates in knowledge. It's in the gut. My gut is informed by information and observation, and it knows Kerry will win.