Perry- well said: “Could it be that the right is feeling a little demoralized these days?”
Anyone who voted for Bush (either time, but especially the second, has got to be feeling like a poo-poo head loser). Everything the opposition warned about has come to fruition. The information was all there. Nothing “new” or unexpected has happened.
Politics is absolutely linked to RE. The mood of the people is an important barometer… as is their optimism or pessimism.