I’m glad you’re not concerned,

I'm incredibly concerned. As I just posted, this election isn't about the candidates. It's about the people behind the candidates. The Heritage Foundation is organized and ready to run the country as a white nationalist, "Christian" fundamentalist hell hole. You don't really think Trump can actually govern, do you? All the Heritage Foundation has to do is feed his massive ego and he'll let them do whatever they want. And I don't think you or I or anyone who isn't white and straight and the right kind of Christian want to live in their vision of the future.

Dukakis led by 17 points and one question at a debate started him on the path to lose the election.

Dukakis had an awful lot more going against him than one debate question. He was running against the sitting VP of a very popular President, for one big hurdle. Other suggestions I've heard are a poorly organized campaign and a publicity photo he took in an Abrams tank.

Perhaps thinking about that campaign from the other side is important. Bush Sr. was DOWN by 17 points at about this time of year and came back from that deficit to win decisively. I think he ended up with close to 60% of the popular vote and around 400 electoral college votes. So look at that campaign and see what you can do right to overcome the current deficit instead of focusing on the single shortcoming of your candidate. Especially when the opposing candidate has at least half a dozen major issues you can attack - including the same shortcoming your candidate has.

--Peter