Myths about American politics...

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1. Reagan Democrats
2. Moderate Republicans
3. Millionaire/Billionaire Republicans (You may have lots of 6 figure salary Republicans, but the higher and lower up you get, the more liberal voters become.)
4. Suburban/moderate swing voters (in some cases)
5. Blue-collar Santorum supporters (from this election -- he was way too conservative on social issues for them)
6. Wealthy suburbanite Republicans (once again, in some cases)
7. The "historic Republican landslide of 2010"

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That being said, I realize that I'm in an extreme minority in my opinions, and if I were in a judicial position, I'd put my personal view aside and stick to the precedents of what the Court has decided.  I think the Court got the case(s) wrong, but at this point, we have to move forward on the path we're on - to reverse such cases would put the legal system into chaos.

I would probably be more of a moderate judge and using a liberal/conservative Judicial philosophy based on each case rather than a "one size fits all" approach.