> Dem voters are far more likely than Reps to favor social programs,
> oppose foreign wars, support civil rights for ethnic and sexual
> minorities, etc. Haven't you ever read an opinion poll?
People on this list are some of the most erudite I've known, yet basic facts about the political world that are treated as elementary "out there" are received as shocking, surprising, or wildly contrarian in here.
Unfortunately, The Truth ≠ (Conventional wisdom) * (-1)
SA