Sorry, I’m still yapping, so I’m hoping that the hashtags and filters are helping all of you who don’t want to hear US Election talk. DD pointed out that one of the stories of this election cycle was Democrats running as independents in multiple states to avoid the “stigma” associated with the brand. All four of those candidates lost (most notably MT, where Bankhead and Bodnar’s totals, if put together, would have unseated Almes very clearly now). Turns out, this strategy does not work.