> Joseph Catron wrote:
> >
> > If, God forbid, 2008 comes down to a Subway Series, I'll probably vote
> > for Mike over Rudy or Hillary. And I'm not entirely convinced it will
> > be a protest vote.
>
> Your use of this metaphor is telling: if all the non-DP leftists in the
> nation turned out for the DP the difference would -- zilch.
Do you really think so? How many voters in this country, leftist or otherwise, are ideologically wedded to either of the two parties? That's a serious question, by the way, if anyone has the answer.