Three Reasons Why Being in the Center Makes Sense in Gabby’s View

I told CJ, Gabby’s press secretary, that I was planning on doing a strongly critical post about the National Journal’s article "The New Center." In response he sent me a pithy email with the subject line "Three Reasons Why Being in the Center Makes Sense." Its contents were succinct:

153,885 – the number of registered Republicans in CD8

137,019 – the number of registered Democrats in CD8

107,180 – the number of registered independents in CD8

I responded with the following:

Two reasons it makes sense to support the Democratic agenda fully, including
impeachment and forcing the Administration to withdraw from Iraq at the
point of a budget pen:

153,885 – The number of registered Republicans in CD8
244,199 – The number of registered voters who are thoroughly sick of Republican policies in CD8

Just in case it’s not so obvious, 137,019 Dems + 107,180 Inds = 244,199 Fed-ups