Often times I think the media overhypes the alleged divides in the Republican and Democratic camps. While it's true there are some defectors within both parties, at the end of the day, 90% of registered Democrats vote Democrat and 90% of registered Republicans vote Republican. Having said that, though, I think there's potential for those alleged divides to sprout up in the coming midterm elections. While roughly 85-90% of Republicans approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, outside of his strong base, there's a decent percentage of Republicans who don't enthusiastically support him. So will they go to the polls on election day anyway or will they decide to sit home? For Democrats, there will likely be more enthusiasm on their side since they're in the minority in both chambers of Congress, not to mention the Oval Office, but what was the reason for their lower turnout in the 2016 general election? Did they assume Hillary Clinton would win so they staye...
Randomness. Politics. Songs. Poetry. Short Stories. Essays. Satire. Research. Sarcasm. A mix of Jon Stewart, George Carlin, Weird Al Yankovic, The Onion, FactCheck.org, and Gandhi. former co-host of "The Tracy & Craig Show" (which had previously been called "The Tracy Fort Show") and current host of "I Feel Snitty," author of the "LOL at the GOP" series, and Donald Trump's worst nightmare (besides facts).