I'm thoroughly enjoying Predisposed by John Hibbing, Kevin Smith and John Alford, which explores the biology of political differences between conservatives and liberals, and which I mentioned the other day in terms of understanding why the Carl Sciortino ad was catapulting him to the front of the pack in his congressional race.
Politics as a bloodsport even predates Ted Cruz immigrating to the United States. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr weren't dueling over a damsel. That video above may win a congressional seat for Carl Sciortino because people like the message. No, not especially the messages on the Blue America billboards based on the video, although those are popular messages in MA-05. But it is the message of comity between an unabashed progressive and a Tea Party member that makes it so compelling.
