I know what you mean...I have experieced some of this already....
I was shocked when I discussed with them the GA "tort reform" bill they passed.
they wouldn't address anything other than the talking points...they HATED that I stuck to the Constitution and our rights...
Good point. I'm not sure many understand what "tort reform" means.
One has to be careful using long words like "tort."
Good reading for posing questions to candidates can be found in this article/book on Gutenberg. It's also helpful to realize our complaint today are not too far from past complaints generations ago.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10065