Michael Moore

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Today he posted "17 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Slit Your Wrists." No. 3:

"The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young adults (Kerry: 54%, Bush: 44%), proving once again that your parents are always wrong and you should never listen to them."

However, I'm skeptical about his final reason:
"...over 55 million Americans voted for the candidate dubbed "The #1 Liberal in the Senate." That's more than the total number of voters who voted for either Reagan, Bush I, Clinton or Gore....If the media are looking for a trend it should be this -- that so many Americans were, for the first time since Kennedy, willing to vote for an out-and-out liberal."

My concern is that Democrats, Independents, and many first-time voters were united as much against Bush as they were for Kerry. I'm not criticizing Kerry as a candidate -- I think he was a good choice and did an admirable job, particularly in the debates and the final month of the campaign. In 2008, we lose the anti-Bush factor, though anti-Republican sentiment could still be a factor.