re: #44 ObserverArt

Interesting. I might add that election had many merchants of doubt involved in it too. things like Swift Boaters and Jerome Corsi’s Unfit for Command, talk about French Surrender Monkeys, Hines ketchup and all kinds of…

…unreasonableness!

I’d also add:

1. While Fahrenheit 9/11 was a hit in the North American movie market, that market includes both the US and Canada. Toronto is the 4th biggest metro area in terms of movie theater-going, as an example. So a notable number of the tickets that made the movie a hit were bought by people who can’t vote in US elections.

2. Michael Moore was and still is seen by much of the country as a liar. Most of his audience is composed of people who vote reliably Democratic regardless of who’s running. Moore can be seen as simply preaching to a very large choir. He didn’t persuade those who voted for Bush but could have been induced to vote for a Dem.