“It is a bitter time for those who have invested all their hopes with Fred and repressed all doubts. I guess that that is a proper thing to do when you are preparing for battle.”
I have yet to make a decision as to who I’ll be supporting in the primaries, but I disagree with what you wrote here.
I think repressing all doubts, and convincing yourself that everything is dandy because you want it to be is a recipe for defeat. I point to the 06 midterms. A thorough housecleaning was in order for the GOP, not sticking our heads in the sand, and claiming that “The Dems Were Worse” That’s the kind of logic that causes root rot. I don’t care too much about what everybody else does, I’ll be judged by what I do. And the bugling about the MSM manipulating the polls...turned out to be wrong huh? Anyway I just joined this thread to comment on the current polls, not to try to change anybodys mind about who they support. To me it’s a bit sad, we took ideals that were noble and fine, and we(and I mean almost everybody on both sides of the political aisle) whored them out like this were a sporting event. OK rant off...down from soapbox, now back to just reading the current data and commenting on that.
Nice -- rant...and, truly, I agree with you...at least for me, personally.
I am not someone who is capable of making a commitment -- any kind -- and then distorting all new incoming data to justify that decision. But then, I am not the guy you want to have with you in a political dogfight.
I think victory depends, at some point, on adopting a purely combative, us against them, sort of attitude. It is just not something that I, personally, can do...or care to do.