Courtesy of Mish.
A week has passed since the election. It’s time to reflect on the polarization of America, hate mail, and what went wrong for the Republican party, all in a constructive way.
Hate Mail
Hate mail came pouring in to my inbox before and especially after the election. One person wrote a blazing “F U” email. I received some radical attacks regarding abortion.
One person blamed me personally for the election results in a rather threatening manner, (but ambiguously enough to make reporting it useless). Another blamed libertarians.
Liz, a very close friend of mine, received a phone call after the election from one of her close friends stating “Liz, I cannot be your friend anymore because you voted for Obama.“
How’s that for extreme polarization?
Wake-Up Call for Republican Party
Here’s the deal:
I did not abandon the Republican party it abandoned me. In more general terms, the Republican party abandoned women, gays, independents, even Catholics.
As amazing as this may seem, and in spite of the Catholic church position on abortion, Catholic Culture reports Obama Won Catholic Vote. It was not by much, but it is stunning that it happened at all.
Yet this is what happens when views are too extreme. I am very pleased to report ‘Red’ Indiana sends Democrat to US Senate, as women fled Mourdock.
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