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While it’s easy to understand why pro-Republican commentators may be talking about “political realignment” - it just isn’t happening - at least not yet. Not enough people voted for Bush (51% - and it really was John Kerry’s to lose). Too many voted for Bush but felt him sorely lacking in any number of measures. Bush ran on issues like Terrorism, Tax Cuts and Gay Marriage, but now he’s trying to privatize Social Security and change tax laws to reduce or eliminate income tax in favor of sales tax. As Bush hits live wires like Social Security, look for people who voted for him, and thought they understood what they were voting for, to express buyers’ remorse. Expect from those “buyers” a large number of “returns” in 2008, and perhaps as early as 2006, ending talk of Republican political realignment.