The initial reports were alarming. Democrat Amy Acton, running for governor in Ohio, was reportedly attacked by an armed man during a rally last weekend.  According to Acton’s campaign and many media outlets, this was an ‘assassination attempt,’ and the candidate was lucky to escape with her life.  Some Democrats immediately blamed Acton’s Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy, accusing him of spewing ‘dangerous rhetoric.’  Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown pointed at Donald Trump for insulting female reporters.

Most Americans believe they are voting for a person in November: A Congressman, Senator, or Governor. But no one is really voting for a person.

 

Let me explain: When you cast a ballot, you are voting for a movement, not an individual. In our system, there are few independents. Most are party apparatchiks. They go wherever the leaders tell them to.