of which I would be ashamed if it were mine, and an enfeebled person opens the door, resulting in the odor of mold that comes in a wave from the darkness inside, and all about us is broken and over-run with weeds, the reply to my question about whether the person at the door will vote for my candidate is almost 100% always "No. I vote straight R."

Yes, there are people with nice houses who answer that question the same way, but the ones with the worst and saddest houses almost NEVER say that they are voting for Democrats.

1. They were asleep at the switch when the Republicanites launched their propaganda campaign, and 30 years later, a lot of damage has been done

2. They failed to stand up for union workers and farmers during the Reagan administration, and most of them supported "free" trade, which absolutely killed the incomes of blue collar workers. At this point, poor whites feel so beaten down that little changes don't get through to them.

FDR created his coalition through bold initiatives that he fought for earnestly and publicly and rallied public support for through his "fireside chats." Despite being an umpteenth generation blue blood, he gave the impression that he understood what people were going through and made it clear that helping them was his first priority.

Obama didn't fight hard enough or publicly enough for things that would benefit the majority in a major way, and he failed to mobilize the millions who campaigned for him when it came time to promote his health care plan.

Economically troubled people will switch back and forth from one party to another (cf. Britain) until they find one that seems to offer strong leadership. The fascists (Nazis, Mussolini's and Franco's parties, and other less known parties in other countries) emerged in Europe in the 1930s because they exuded confidence and knew how to appeal to the uneducated with emotionalism.

If he thinks Rmoney is going to save him, he's also delusional.

Either out of disgust with the system, dislike of a Mormon who lies and flip flops, or out of tradition. Of course those millions who don't vote don't get included in the percentages of polls so it's like they don't even exist.