I am a registered Libertarian. Pollsters would label me an independent. According to Tom Friedman's editorial today we are going to hell in a hand basket because the stupid people are in charge. I agree about the stupid but I am optimistic because no matter how much gerrymandering, advertising to stupid people and fat blubbering punditry goes on the S. O. P. is going to lose independents in droves. So it's darkest before the dawn and Republicans are going the way of the Whig party.
Democrats ought to target moderate Republicans with the message to their constituency that they can't be trusted because the party has been hijacked by the crazies. For example Eric Cantor, Republican Majority Leader from Virginia's 7th congressional district bordering the Washington beltway, must have enough independents in that gerrymandered district that are tired enough to take out a bright articulate spokesman speaking with forced stupidity. On the other hand looking at a map of Speaker Boehner's 8th district in Ohio I get the impression that it not a good target of opportunity for independents to kick him out.
June 12 2014. Wow! Eric Cantor weasel words gets him taken out on his right. I need to read Brat's, the primary winner, thesis on religion and free market economy.
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