I second what Joseph Cannon said regarding the Michael Moore video posted below: "Nice to see Michael Moore finally free himself from his illusions about Barack Obama. Too bad he couldn't give up his delusions about Hillary back in 2008."
There are two things politicians listen to: 1.) the money pouring in from corporate lobbyists and 2.) the polls - how many votes will be gained or lost by my actions? Most of us aren't in a position to buy and sell our elected officials, so we have to use tactic #2 (which, in all honesty, should be tactic #1, but hey - capitalism).
The question is this: how many of you are willing to step outside of your comfort zone like I did in November of last year and vote for a candidate who isn't a member of the party you are registered to?