When I was running for Congress I was running against two other Democrats in the primary for the nomination. Naturally, the political stump is competitive as it is essential to differentiate ourselves so that voters can make a decision, but, my strategy from the beginning was to clarify myself, rather than define the other two.…
Month: April 2016
Historical Histrionics
Stop! The claims being made on both sides, Republican and Democrat, regarding historical triumphs are flawed! The political parties do not represent consistent ideologies throughout their histories. The essential ideological arguments today are (and always have been) between Conservatism and Liberalism, and not Republicans and Democrats. Republicans, for example, can make a legitimate claim to being…