I’ve never subscribed to the theory: So goes Columbia, so goes the nation. But still:

Jonah:
I’m a conservative undergraduate student at Columbia College
(recently subscribed to NRODT) and I’ve noticed something you might
find interesting. Most of my lefty friends, who are mostly ABB
types, are now coming to the conclusion that Kerry’s a loser.
They’re talking about “voting their hopes, not their fears” (for
Nader). I’m not even talking your standard International Socialist
Revolution-type, I’m talking regular liberal democrats who were
talking about “electability” last January. There are posters and
meetings for Nader-Camejo 2004. I was thinking maybe Bush’s bounce
has put just enough scare into these folks to either not bother
voting (“cause kerry’s gonna lose anyway”) or to vote for Nader. I
wonder if this is a nationwide thing among leftys or just a local
aberration?