As we've seen since the beginning of the Bush Administration, there is a complete disregard for the opposition party, let alone differing opinions on anything but the Bush line. So it's no surprise that they discount [President] Gore completely, even though he had a plurality of the American people's vote. They ignore him and the Democratic party at their own peril. One cannot constantly suppress and ignore the opposition without a groundswell of angry voters rising up.
Don't believe the HYPE of our being a right-wing, Republican nation and don't give up on what you may assume is an impenetrable electorate. The media and Republicans have been wrong before-- witness 1998 when the media and Republicans told us all that Democrats were doomed after the Monica Lewinsky situation-- and Democrats won strongly that year. Witness 2000 when the media and Republicans told us that Bush was a shoo-in and Gore actually won the most votes and Bush only claimed the post via a shockingly disgusting court-approved election overhaul. We CAN and must vote against the arrogant Bush Administration and their allies in the federal government. We CAN and MUST, and so, LET'S DO IT!