of veterans or firefighters on the election? Every other day I read a story or see an ad about how they love John Kerry–but somehow I’m doubting that’s how they’re going to vote, in aggregate. It is, of course, possible that Kerry will do better among those groups than other Democrats have done. But if the rest of us are supposed to vote for him because veterans and firefighters like him, it would be worth knowing whether the premise is correct. Perhaps the Washington Post could commission a poll on the subject?