[Cold Heat]

”But when social conservatives came to power and started to use big government to impose their cultural vision on others, the libertarian disaffection began.

Yup..............But I'm still here, barely........

This article encompasses exactly what I am seeing in the Midwest and South. But they are not becoming Democrats. They are becoming independents, and they are protest voting for the reasons stated. Particularly the younger 20-30 somethings...and the old Reagan Democrats. They voted for blue dog Dems, this time around.

[Sunsong]

This article encompasses exactly what I am seeing in the Midwest and South. But they are not becoming Democrats. They are becoming independents, and they are protest voting for the reasons stated. Particularly the younger 20-30 somethings...and the old Reagan Democrats. They voted for blue dog Dems, this time around.

This is what I'm seeing too. The number of those who call themselves *independents* are increasing. And they are up for grabs. The dems seem to be aware of it. I'm not sure the pubbies are.