Conservatives=Masculine & Liberals=Feminine

The masculine valence in America drives the conservative politic, while the feminine drives the liberal.

Masculine energy drives the Right, e.g., security around the perimeter, women at home raising the next generation, promotion through competence, creating wealth, the Devil take the hindmost, war, etc.

Feminine energy drives the Left, e.g., power through victimhood, compassion for the weak, soft edges to everything, anti-male policies, hysteria-based policy development, not fact-based, support me with your money, anti-war, health care for everyone, etc.

In this light, the 2004 vote was a male repudiation of the female in our body politic.