DailyKos epitomises all that went wrong

Divide and rule ... for now

So how did Bush even get this far? By demonising an entire group of people -- gays and lesbians. By cynical appeals to religion. By slandering a true war hero. And, most importantly, by scaring people. You see, terrorists would detonate a nuclear bomb in a major city if Kerry were elected. Only Bush can protect us.

Markos Moulitsas' misanthropic attitude towards a a large proportion of his fellow Americans is what lost the Dems the election.