Ask yourself this: if polls convinced you the Republicans had a better than even chance of winning this election and succeeding ones, would you change your political allegiances and join them?
Or, perhaps as a better example: should doctor's political action groups help fund politicians from Tobacco states which consistently vote *against* tobacco control if those same politicians also reliably vote *for* increased health insurance for the poor? Or should doctor's political action groups hold out for the perfect candidate?
That's the kind of practical dilemma we face all the time.
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Date: 2006-11-06 12:27 pm (UTC)Or, perhaps as a better example: should doctor's political action groups help fund politicians from Tobacco states which consistently vote *against* tobacco control if those same politicians also reliably vote *for* increased health insurance for the poor? Or should doctor's political action groups hold out for the perfect candidate?
That's the kind of practical dilemma we face all the time.