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It seems realistic to me that the polls are being skewed to fuel dramatic effect and the numbers are not nearly as narrow as they present. Ralph pretty much lacks any of the organized support that he had in 2000. Bush has lost so much support within his own party and independents (as well as a fair share of conservative Democrats) which weren't even enough to win him the popular vote (or the electoral vote for that matter). All Democrats are far more inspired to vote for their candidate this time around and are admittedly willing to vote for anyone or anything that isn't named Bush. Most independents and even a shocking number of traditional Republicans are pledging their votes against Bush. And that's not even factoring in the undeniable impact that Fahrenheit 9/11 will play. Ultimately, if Kerry fails to win against Bush, it has more to do with the failure of the Democratic leadership to not run the strongest candidate against Bush rather than some shattering impact potentially brought on by the Don Quixote aspect which Ralph's campaign seemingly represents. Ultimately, just have some faith in your candidate and focus on discussing the positive and constructive vision and positions that Kerry is trying to present. Save the negativity and desperation for the Bush cronies and don't worry so much about Ralph. I'm convinced that Ralph is offering some really constructive perspectives in this process and it reflects poorly on Democrats to portray his positions as being either sinister or insipid as most of what he's suggesting represent traditional Democratic values. At this point, judging from the relentless hostile attitudes on this board towards Ralph's campaign, I'm probably coming off as an asshole. If that's the case, I apologize as that's not my intentions. Regardless of my defense of Ralph's campaign, I'll be celebrating big time when John Kerry wins this election.
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