Damn, I just had a thought that would make sense of what I'm seeing.
Post 9-11 we've seen a surge of patriotism. At least on the surface, people have been more interested, more aware, of the government and how it works.
This campaign, by two skull&bones boys, only makes sense if it's a coordinated effort to turn people off. Disgust the voters so deeply, they'll go away and let the Yalies do what they want with America.
Far Fetched? I hope so, but I'm at a loss to find a better explanation for what I see.
