Gee, I thought I already did that.  Must have been on a different thread.

I have to admit, though, that I'm having a hard time seeing how the excerpt above supports your argument.

Perhaps see my response above to TOTL.

As TDMD says here, if we understand that the voters were voting their values instead of the brand name the whole tenor of the discussion changes.

What's more important?  The party or the people?

Remember, the Founders were eschewed factions and for the most part were very leery of parties.

And now, back to MAD's "Best of Spy vs. Spy", already in progress.