[The following is snarfed from ginamariewade‘s blog, with a little additional commentary and reworking.]
For those who keep doing daily monitoring of the Electoral Vote Predictor, and get discouraged (today: Kerry 217; Bush 311), consider the following:
- Do you know anyone who voted for Gore who is now going to vote for Bush?
- Do you know anyone who didn’t vote in 2000 who is registering just to vote for Bush?
- Do you know anyone who voted for Bush in 2000 who is now going to vote for Kerry?
- Do you know anyone who didn’t vote in 2000 who is now going to vote for Kerry?
I’ll add that this emphasizes the importance of getting those out there dissatisfied with our current leadership to vote, and to (hopefully) vote for Kerry/Edwards. Every vote is important this year!
