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This is an argument I keep hearing. I heard it in 2004 and 2006. While 2006 resulted in some gains for the Democrats it was not the anti-war landslide the pundits were predicting. So, Democrats are getting people registered. Lots of young people. "We're going to win this election, see how many people we're registering!" The capacity of young, wide-eyed energetic liberal types for self-delusion never ceases to amaze me. Unfortunately for them, logic will prevail: Trouble is, young people generally don't show up to vote. They talk and talk and talk particularly about how much they hate Republicans (until they grow up to be one) and can't we just love each other. But when it comes time to actually vote, they are usually too busy talking to girlfriends about their boyfriends, getting high or playing video games to actually go vote. When these young wide-eyed idealists actually get around to getting a job, buying a house, and trying to support a family, they notice...

Watching blog posts of late, with polls showing McCain taking the lead and Obama losing his electoral college advantage, as usual the Democrats have become reduced to incoherent raging as their form of political expression: Democrats: Anyone who votes for a Republican is an idiot. Republicans are liars. Red states have lower IQs than Blue States! Red States are flyover states, people with any sense only live in big cities!!!! Republicans: Then I suppose I am an idiot, a hick, and a retard living in the wilderness, but I am just not going to vote for socialists. Have a nice day. Remember there is a clear historical trend that we are still in. Republicans have won 7 of the last 10 presidential elections, from 1968 through 2004. Obama is a big-government, tax-and-spend, promise Peter's money to buy Paul's vote, socialist / liberal.The American public is clearly rejecting this philosophy, yet the Democrats keep trying to elect big-government socialists from big, corrupt cities. The...