http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:34:34 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/11/03/135229.php#comment-96500 Boom, The term, 'blood bath' used by Tom Brokaw on NBC was not meant in regards to percentage who voted for President Bush. Brokaw was talking about the fact that Democrats posted no electoral gains at all in this election. Instead, they suffered huge defeats, including the loss of their strongest leader, Senator Daschle. It was as disasterous an election for the DNC as the 1994 cycle when Democrats lost majorities in both the House and Senate. And for that reason, if Terry McAuliffe had any love at all for his party, he would step down and let someone else take his place. I would wager a guess that, if that conversation has not already begun behind closed doors at the DNC, it will soon enough. David 96500@blogcritics.org Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:34:34 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/11/03/135229.php#comment-96493 It was a blood bath? 70% of eligible voters voted. 51% voted for bush. 51% of 70% means that 38% of the population supported bush. 38%. Bloodbath? 96493@blogcritics.org Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:03:32 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/11/03/135229.php#comment-96488 Above are my thoughts on Terry McAuliffe. I've been saying that the guy is a disaster for his party since the 2002 debacle. I'm not a Democrat, but I think McAuliffe is a trash-talker, which is fine if you are someone in the campaign whose job it is to talk down the opposition, but it's beneath the position of the DNC Chair. David 96488@blogcritics.org Fri, 5 Nov 2004 11:44:26 EST