A victory that looks like America

Electability is, in the end, about broad appeal. If electability is the issue, the message from Iowa is clear. According to the National Election Pool entry polls, Kerry was the favorite with the following groups:

Voters who disapproved of the war in Iraq
Voters over the age of 65
Voters aged 17-29
Liberals
Conservatives
Moderates
Union households

That's a fairly broad spread - young and old across the ideological spectrum, Kerry stole other candidate's key issues and undermined their key endorsements.

Why?

The principle reasons expressed by Kerry supporters were their belief that he has the right experience (30 percent) and that he can boot Bush (28 percent).

And you know what?

They're right.