> The color of the hat doesn't matter as much as what they believe in. I agree but the argument I'm making is that the "what they believe in" part is usually,

> The color of the hat doesn't matter as much as what they believe in. I agree but the argument I'm making is that the "what they believe in" part is usually, "I should be re-elected". There are very few elected officials that I believe would choose to not be re-elected rather than change their touted core beliefs.