Swimming Upstream
Jack’s friend Bill was “Blue” and his other friend Bob was “Red”. Trying to get one to listen to the other was kind of like trying to swim upstream in spring runoff . . .
Not a RINO
With the “Red” convention over and the “Blue” one about to start, everyone thought Glen was “red” or at least a “RINO,” but not being a US citizen, he was really a political nobody . . .
Independent
Since everyone began calling the Republicans “red” and the Democrats “blue”, Howard had been pestered to run on the Republican ticket for everything from school commissioner to senator; he wasn’t Republican, Democrat, or even a good Independent. He just wanted to be left alone and not have the local talking heads ask him how his election plans were coming.
Grass Roots Poll
In anticipation of a recent “grass roots” poll, both the red and blue supporters predicted an easy victory. The results were quite a setback for both parties, and had them rethinking their strategies . . .
