If George W. wins, the bitter feeling will continue, first because Kerry lost and because Bush will most likely continue his policies that only meet the needs of the conservatives. I do not believe Bush has it in him to understand that his views only represent a fraction of the American Public. He has shown during the past four years that he has not acted as "President of All Americans" .
If Kerry wins, the conservatives will be unhappy. When Kerry tries to get his ideas approved by Congress his supporters will be unhappy, (unless the Democrats win both the House and Senate which is not going to happen). When both sides understand that the only way to get anything done is to compermise, each side will be less angry.