> Except you better protect both your parties interests and your own when you maintain some minimal standards. This isn't always possible. I would call myself

> Except you better protect both your parties interests and your own when you maintain some minimal standards. This isn't always possible. I would call myself left in most senses, but I value 2a, and am a campaign badge holder. I am almost always voting against my biggest interests no matter what way I may vote. The real answer here is more parties that reflect Americans interests better than two parties ever can, imo.