I’m so sick of political bookies like this writer.
Just decide who represents what you believe in and then support them. To hell with everything else.
It's not that simple. I represent myself better than anybody else; I don't run, because I know I'd never win. Similarly, I would argue that by and large that holds true for most people: they are best capable of speaking for, and representing their own views, but don't run for office either out of apathy or because they have assessed their chances of winning as somewhere between slim and none.
Supporting a candidate therefore is not just a matter of 'who best represents me,' but electability has to figure somewhat into the calculus. Hypothetically, suppose there was a candidate who represented you with 100% agreement but didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning even with all your support, and a second candidate who only represented 85% of your views but would have the election locked up if they obtained your support.
Note that I'm not drawing any parallels to any candidates in the GOP right now regardless of what you or others may infer from the above. I'm simply saying that unless we as individuals throw our own hat into the ring, we are ceding our representation to somebody else, and in doing so must (if was have any brains) throw our support to somebody we believe is electable. It has to be part of the consideration.
I’m so sick of political bookies like this writer.
Just decide who represents what you believe in and then support them. To hell with everything else.
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For real, EV, that post actually did make me LOL at first. It can be read two ways. At first, I thought it was a “tongue in cheek” comment and you were complimenting the guy back-handedly and you just left off the (/sarc) symbol. But, after re-reading it, I realized you were serious and the guy is one who goes with the “political/polling” winds. And, you are “right on”. “The Blaze”, led by their Mormon Prophet, is a bunch of dumb f**ks anyhow.