Gerry Spence, the greatest living trial lawyer and champion of the underdog, has written an amusing, but quite convincing, first-person narrative about the 2004 election.  Keep in mind that Spence lives and practices law in Wyoming, a state redder than a Maraschino cherry, land of Matthew Shepard's murderers, where GOP politicians roam as freely as the buffalo, deer, and antelope.  The “voice” in his narrative is the type of person who has frequented Spence's juries for more than 50 years.  He knows folks like these well.  And I daresay he'd be the first to tell you that nobody can win over a person who carries these kinds of deep-rooted prejudice.

Democratic candidates for office take notice.  Forget about winning over these voters.  Do not compromise.  Appeal to the center and the left and take no prisoners.