But if the violence spreads on a large scale, the country can forget about democracy or repairing its economy: it will have to expendall its energies just to save lives.
The Romney win likely makes that contest a do-or-die battleground for nearly all the other contenders, most of whom now appear ready to expend most of their campaign funds on TV ads, many of them aimed at attacking Mr. Romney.
All of this makes sense, given the reluctance of most people to expend the mental energy, and the infrequency with which people change their minds once System One has made the call.