Akkam’s Razor

“But Hackett isn’t a hero by virtue of losing an election. He’s a hero for running for office. He’s a hero for seeing a connection between his experience in Iraq and the value of elective office. He’s a hero because he only lost by 4 percentage points, in a district that is somewhere around eighty percent Republican. That is an amazing achievement. As was the money blogs raised for him. That is real power, my friends. “

It’s remarkable - in the last several elections, there was a 50-point margin in that district, and Bush won it in 2004 by near twenty points. And Hackett lost it by 4-points. BTW, check out the pre-election wingnuttery here - When Democrats win, flags get burned.

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