Dear Swing Voter,
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Make up your mind already. You are the scourge of American democracy. It is because of you that political attack advertising exists, and apparently works. You are shortsighted, disloyal, untrustworthy and, worst of all, wishy-washy. You can be counted on to not be counted on. You demand change, but when you don’t see years (decades?) of mismanaged policy righted in 18 months you bail. Because you are so malleable and spineless, blustery politicians and talk show hosts are able to shape you. This has nothing to do with on which side of the aisle you sit. The point is, pick a side. Get some ideals and a philosophy and stick with it, and be willing to make intelligent arguments based on those ideals and that philosophy, and be willing to compromise and admit you may not always know the right answer, especially about things we don’t always know everything about, like the future. But as long as you’re willing to ping-pong back and forth like the hollow, lightweight plastic ball you are, the arguments will remain at the base level, and we will not only not progress as a country, we will continue to regress.
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