re: #375 Interesting Times

Yes, but are you truly prepared for mind=blown? Read the bio for Christine Pellegrino*, who won in this supposedly blood-red GOP district!

_{*I’m not trying to be a jerk, I swear! I didn’t even know who she was until tonight, and only found that page when I googled her just now. At any rate, it would definitely be worthwhile to study what kind of campaign she ran…}

When people are angry enough, they will vote against the incumbent or the establishment candidate, without knowing anything about the opponent. This often does not end well — in the 1980’s, angry voters in the Democratic primary in Illinois unwittingly selected a member of LaRouche’s party for Lieutenant governor (plus another one for a different position) thereby dooming the Democratic candidate for governor.