In 2000 the Democrats ran a decent campaign and the results were very very close. If you discard the recount debacle, they were actually pretty reasonable throughout. In 2004 the Democrats ran a dismal campaign. The entire platform was "We hate Bush!" which while an alright sentiment to hold, it was the entirety of their position, they offered nothing new. They brought in people like Moore and shrill Hollywood types to scream, stomp and gnash teeth. Bush won largely because the Democr...