DNC "Kerry lost because..." excuse list leaked.
 

Keep this handy.

1. Ralph Nader
2. Rigged voting machines
3. Tony Blair
4. Insufficient campaign dollars
5. Slanted press
6. Short primary season
7. Unfair debate rules
8. Bad economy
9. U.S. Voters incapable of nuance
10. Republican dirty tricks
11. Dan Rather
12. Bad weather on election day
13. Good weather on election day
14. Kerry's cold in September
15. Swift boat veterans
16. Sumner Redstone
17. Janet and/or Michael Jackson
18. Hurricanes
19. Bill Burkett
20. Low voter turnout
21. Rush Limbaugh
22. The phases of the moon
23. Shuttle Columbia crash
24. Balloon release trouble at Dem convention
25. Bloggers exposed CBS story after Dems already jumped on it
26. Deaniacs didn't come on board until too late
27. Mary Beth Cahill screwed up Kerry's campaign
28. TV networks didn't televise enough of the Dem National Convention
29. Kerry peaked too quickly
30. Edwards makes Kerry look dull by comparison
31. 9-11 Commission blamed Clinton and Bush equally
32. The Internet
33. Failure to "Get out their message"
34. Sabotage by Billery
35. Fox News
36. The economic recovery
37. Kerry was too far to the right
38. Kerry was too far to the left
39. Kerry was too centrist

Where is the "Bush created a war we didnt need and let it drag on because people traditionally dont like switching presidents during war" option ?