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Author and commentator James Fallows draws the distinction between the 2000 presidential election and the one last week like this: In 2000, Al Gore lost the election. There were any number of things Gore could have done to win the race, but he failed. By contrast, Fallows believes that the Democratic Party did everything they could this time around. They chose the right candidates, they didn't make any huge mistakes and they played the game right. The Republicans just played it better. Fallows sees future challenges facing both parties in four years, though admittedly he sees many more for the Democrats.

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