re: #43 Killgore Trout

That loathing did bleed over into the candidates to a degree. Obama’s big advantage was he ran with a positive message, promoting himself and his ideas. Most of the pack ran on anti- Bush platforms instead of pro Dem platforms. That’s the same reason I see no chance of a Republican candidate winning against Obama. They’re all too full of populist rage and are very short on real world solutions.

On the other hand, it’s socially acceptable to feel rage towards liberals.