"Can't handle criticism" . . . "weren't willing to consider new knowledge" . . . These two statements lie at the core of our problems. I really detest what both parties have become, and I vote for progressives in local elections, hoping to incite change from the bottom up. Presidential elections are always heartbreaking as we end up with two really poor choices that have been chosen by backroom deals. Thanks, Jessica, for continuing to state the hard facts.