After they reach that point, the next point will be independent voters realizing exactly what you already know. They are not really ignoring important issues such as the economy but purposely dodging those issues.
This is the point when it will BACKFIRE on them.
I hear gay marriage is going to be the main issue during the Democrat Convention.
If same-sex marriage is the centerpiece of the Democratic National Convention political plank, the Obama campaign is going to slaughtered in most of “flyover country.”