“I know exactly what you mean. I think it’s the mushy middle independents that need the mugging though and have enough openness to actually learn something from this. If reality slaps them hard enough to wake them up the left will be an impotent minority without them. “
Every poll in the country consistently shows that the majority of people lean farther right than left. I have talked with more than a few genuine ‘indys’ and even some self-proclaimed Lefties over the years that claimed Dem-like beliefs. After a brief discussion where they agree with the majority of my very ‘Right’ views I always ask them why they claim to be left and agree with the basic Right platform.
Amazing how once people actually stop and critically think about the issues and how they really ‘feel’ about them, they most often root for our team.
Unfortunately too many of them fall for voting for Dem lefties.