Football, Movies and Republicans...

See, this is what Democrats need to figure out. It isn't about 'issues', but the person running.

The Montgomery County, PA Repubilcan Committee has endorsed Lynn Swann, AND THEY DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING ABOUT HIM EXCEPT THAT HE PLAYED IN THE NFL.

If these people, who supposedly know politics, blindly support a candidate just because he 'caught a football' (which I don't know how that relates to deficit reduction, health care and other issues), imagine how many uneducated people are out there supporting Swann?!?!? And I personally feel that a good 85% of voters are uneducated.

The Democrats need to learn that politics isn't a 'debate' anymore, which is a shame. It is 'class president' all over again. The Chess Club President will NEVER defeat Varsity Football captain! Never!

This is how the process works. They (the Republicans) pick candidate who they think will 'win'. They don't care about their issues, they don't care about how they stand on certain things, they just care that a candidate can 'win'. As soon as that candidate 'wins', they go to Congress, or wherever, and vote the way the leadership wants them to vote. This is easy for the leadership to do since many of these football players and actors don't even know how government works in the first place.

If a newly elected member does what the leadership tells them to do (which is usually the case), then they can stay. If they don't, the leadership will simpily get a primary challenger against the new guy and defeat him in the primary by outspending them 10 to 1.

This is how the Republicans are winning elections. They know how to minipulate the voters! Democrats still figure that the person with the best 'issues' will win. WRONG! It hasn't happend lately.

I just wish Democrats would get at least a clue on this! Yeah, some do, but they aren't in the leadership. Too bad!