Ninety percent of the time here in the south, you don’t have to be the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree to get elected to anything. What you do have to be is a white male, who speaks loudly and often about your opposition to abortion, loves guns and god and hates gays.
That’s it. In fact, I’ve been involved in campaigns where not one substantive issue was ever discussed. As the Republican bombarded his Democratic opponent with "Protect Marriage", "Protect the Unborn", "Protect America" – depending upon on what hot button issue polled the best. The D was always on defense.
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