Some would say that these are judgment calls. There turn out to be very few occasions for differences of opinion over how to turn the keys. Still, the system is not going to be perfect over the long-term. The point is that anyone who is familiar with these academic schemes who keeps them in mind has an entirely different take on the events of 2000 than the pundits who obsess over every little thing that happens. The little things wash out.
Bad things happen to both sides in the course of a long campaign.
The bad things that happen to the losing side are always seen as the reason for the loss, but they aren't. This is a view that the pundits don't want to hear, because they make their livings obsessing over kisses, vice presidents, campaign strategies and other irrelevancies. One day, however, the truth shall set them free to find useful work. This material shall not be published or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.