last night i went wonky

dear friends,

just a brief post following a late night watching the election. no one except a democratic partisan and possibly pollyanna did not see this coming. perhaps i am biased by the fact that i study the way religion influences electoral behaviour. you can't do that in the united states without studying ohiomom17 and southernbaptistminister33.

i often am accused of being a bush supporter because i think senator kerry is a dickweed. but i really i am just sympathetic to american orthodox catholics. here is an article by george weigel who i studied with this summer. there is a culture war in america. ask james davison hunter. ask robert wuthnow or ask anyone who votes according to their moral beliefs. i am currently doing some analysis on the canadian data for my electoral behaviour class. i will post and interpret all my graphs and regressions here. wait for it.

in sum, don't blame the voters of ohio or the south, understand them. and democratic partisans make sure you choose yourself a leader that isn't such a dickweed next time. i don't know if the good lord wants W as the president, but i suspect he doesn't reward those who invoke his name insincerely. and, religion aside the people didn't like him or his crazy wife either.

i heart elections, regardless of outcome.
cam