What's the point....?

Although blogging is as much a personal joy as it is an attempt to convey views and perhaps change a few, with this story today in the Washington Post (which confirms what we've known for some time), one has to wonder what's the point of it all. Apparently, the country is divided, and stridently so. Those who are going to vote Bush or Kerry are already dead-set in their minds, leaving a scant few to be won over or converted. Thus, Air America Radio and the many left-leaning blogs are doing their best to get the truth out, but in effect to win over just 3 out of every 10 voters. It appears as if for the most part they're singing to the choir (assuming that the dead-set Bush voters simply refuse to tune in). However, as depressing as it may seem that no matter what we do, we'll never get through to the majority of Bush voters (it indeed drives me crazy, esp. when they're family members), the upside resides within the tremendous leverage represented by these less-decided swing voters. Change the mind of just a few and victory awaits!