Dave Johnson lecture wrap

All things considered, a lot of credit goes to Joel for ramrodding a last minute advertising campaign in red square. We had more than a dozen people spread around in that classroom. Thanks Joel!

Mr. Johnson made some good points. The talk was centered on his latest polling data (found here at his Web site). The data points to a growing disillusionment with the Democratic Party. The Democrats have, so far, lost the public relations war, Johnson said, starting with when some suggested "cherry picking" certain counties for hand recounts.

Mr. Johnson said election court challenges will be the wave of the future, building on a polarized political climate and the Florida and Washington precedents. He quoted Howard Dean as tagging Washington State as the Democratic model for dealing with close races last week at Cornell University. (I'm out trying to verify that --Johnson said no one reported it except the college paper).

Thanks to Mr. Johnson for making a second effort after missing the first attempt. Much appreciation for the informative talk and Q/A session.