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I Sense That Conservatives Have Largely Already Tuned Out To The Coming Elections, After Six Years Of Burgeoning Federal Spending And Inaction On Key Issues, Such As Immigration. The Republican Party Has Become The Party Of The Government Status Quo, And Conservatives See No Reason To Reward It With Their Votes.

A Critical Component Of White House Scandal Defense 101 Is Rallying The Partisan Base. This Keeps Approval Ratings In Territory Where The Wheels Don't Start Falling Off. The Way To Achieve This Goal Is You Go Negative And You Don't Let Up. If You're Always Attacking Your Accusers, The Debate Becomes One Of Democrat Vs. Republican, Rather Than Right Vs. Wrong. Anyone Who Questions The Legality Of The Decision To Wiretap Thousands Of Americans Unlawfully Is Attacked, As Either An Enabler Of Terrorists Or A Bitter Partisan Trying To Distract A President At War.

It Is Not Just Software Glitches And Corrupted Memory Cards That Should Be On The Minds Of Election Officials. Hackers Pose Another Very Real Problem Whereby An Election Could Be Tilted Towards A Favored Candidate.

The Constitution Never Even Mentions Political Parties, Let Alone The Republican And Democratic Parties, Yet All The Election Laws Help To Protect Them From Competition.

Iran Is Not A Make-believe Country. It Is A Real Country Populated By Some 75 Million People - Real People; Including, I Daresay, A Majority Who Are Philosophically And By Education Inclined Toward The Modern, Secular World, And Particularly American Values.