Thr Democratic party you see on the various talking head programs is very different from the one that meets at your local library. Particularly in the south. Shouting down is not tolerated and southern manners apply.
I understand your reticence. It is the path less traveled. I resisted what I knew to be the right thing to do until after 9/11. Then the patriotism kicked in.
well, here in Quitman it's pretty much the same way.
hell, half my votes were for Democrats.
but that's local.
how does one make that matter on the national scene?