I know the feeling.
I will try it, too. I am disheartened by Pats rejection at the Presidential debates in 2000. As a result, Illegal Immigration became a non-issue even as it is and remains a huge problem! Judging by all the Ad Hominem attacks on Buchanan on this site and elsewhere, it appears that the Right as well as the Left, are defending at least one identical premise: "no outsiders welcome."
I do not agree with Buchanan on everything, but there is one thing about the man that distinguishes him from every other politician: If you ask Buchanan a question, he will give you an answer to that question. You might not like the answer, but you will get one.