The alternative is getting into fist fights. Even hot words are better than fist fights.

Usually in fist fights you get punched in the face.

There's a lot of speculation that we're in a period of polarization, both politically and on certain ideas that people don't see as able to compromise.

It's an area that's more dependent on the government, and that's led to high voter turnout. Traditionally politics has been a spectator sport there ... they take it very seriously.

It does make you blink. With his backing, people will have to say, 'Hey, wait a minute,' and reconsider. It shows her support to be broader than what people have stereotyped her support as.

My guess is it'll be a Democrat-Republican thing, not a Caucasian-American Indian race. It's party when it comes down to it.