Hear, hear. Folks on places like HN should also realize that the broader US is not as liberal as the news and internet would make you think. The people who com

Hear, hear. Folks on places like HN should also realize that the broader US is not as liberal as the news and internet would make you think. The people who comment and debate online tend to be on the more extreme ends of both sides. The rest of us (wisely or not) feel like it's typically not worth the energy to get involved. Until it is.