A news item out of the University of Kansas makes some interesting observations about the behavior of political partisans. A summary on ScienceDaily carries the title "Most partisans treat politics like sports rivalries, instead of focusing on issues" and refers to an article in Political Research Quarterly titled "Red and Blue States of Mind: Partisan Hostility and Voting in the United States."
I found it interesting because it seems to support a feeling that I have had for a long time about why folks vote against their own self-interests.
Meanwhile, there was a TV News squib about a request in someone's obituary to the effect of "Please don't vote for Hillary" as a means of honoring the dead person. Down below the break I have some more comments.
