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Hey pal, ditto! I'll never forget the look on the faces of my Dem friends when after I broke ranks and left their party, I stated that I could not believe a single word any Dem or liberal says about anything. I realize that no group has a lock on the truth, and I don't agree with every single tenet of conservatives or Republicans. But Dems and liberals have proven to be unbelievably wrong on so many issues that to be one takes a leap of faith greater than any religious fundamentalist. The truth is most Dems are single-issue oriented. If you could get them off their selfish obsession with the particular issue that affects them, you might gain some headway. If the Republicans and Dems swapped positions on abortion, I have no doubt that many women curently voting for Dems would switch affiliations. It's very tough. I know very few Dems who are liberals if any at all. But this is Wisconsin, and outside of Madison and university towns, 100% liberals are in short supply.