Why did Kerry lose? Possible explanations:
- He didn't get enough turnout in the black community.
- A good number of young voters went for Bush. The Reagan babies.
- The states that Bush won in 2000 expanded in population. Those states increased their electoral count by 7.
- Kerry never reached the rural voters.
- There is suprising amount of opposition to same sex marriage. The states that had this issue on the ballot attracked more Republicans to the polls.
- Red and blue Americas ain't no myth. Those divisions are very strong.
- Bush's homey style really does matter.
- Edwards did nothing for Kerry. A big disappointment.