I read your post, and I voiced doubts as to your conclusion that “this cuts across ideological lines.” I explained my reasoning as well.
As I said, I hope you’re right.
If you knew this particular Lib/Prog, you’d have no doubts that many others are troubled as well. As for the great unwashed middle-of-the-roaders, those unprincipled “independents” that both parties constantly obsess about, if the GOP plays their hand wisely, the 2014 midterms will put be a blowout that dwarfs 2010.