#4 Corky hits the nail on the head when he says, "I'm afraid that Purists rarely ever win."

#4 Corky points out that "Talarico runs on a grassroots platform and does not accept corporate PAC money."

Which is exactly why I found the introduction of "TrackAIPAC" red squares by Coriolanus so abhorrent.

He smeared Talarico, a fantastic candidate, with that very square I posted in my #3.

And as I have subsequently provided ...

#6 Corky says, "...he's usually quite perceptive."

No, Coriolanus is the opposite of "perceptive."

Coriolanus is well spoken.

Coriolanus is quite obviously very well educated.

Coriolanus cooks and plays bridge.

Coriolanus knows all the cool stuff.

But ...

Coriolanus is no different that others who were well spoken, well educated, knowledgeable about the culinary arts and table games, with the "in crowd."

For the exact same reason why I posted these two pictures, side-by-side:

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Hint: It isn't Coriolanus.

Coriolanus is on the left in those two pictures.