Maybe the public isn't so stupid after all...?
Somehow 51% of the electorate came to realize that $50 million dollar per year CEOs are a bigger threat to the American economy than $50,000 dollar per year school teachers...at least the school teachers spend their money in the local economy!
And that Enron is a bigger threat than Gay Marriage...
The Republicans simply built their entire political house of cards on nonsensical "wedge issues" that were not sustainable in the face of gross incompetence and the recent "smash and grab" looting by Republican special interests...
Did they really think that Bubba would forget about the $3 gas for his F-150 last summer?
Did they really think that their sneak attack on Social Security could be trumped by Gay Bashing?
Did they really think the Iraq Debacle could be ignored by spreading fear and hate around the world?