Monday, October 11, 2004
From a mathematical perspective, it's pretty strange that John Kerry and George W. Bush are so closely tied. It's quite the coincidence that they so neatly divide the electorate. By "coincidence," of course, I mean the opposite. I believe that the Bush campaign has carefully cultivated a strategy to appeal to just enough of the mainstream to get elected. Their core constituency is the religious right, but they need more than them to win the election. Karl Rove has navigated Bush right along the line, giving up just enough to the mainstream to stay ahead, but no more than absolutely necessary. My hope is that he miscalculated and played it too close.