Steve Schmidt has been a Democrat for only a day and already....

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156. My husband was the same

A Republican voter who over the years became disgusted with the extremes of the GOP. His last Republican vote was for Poppy Bush. He's become evermore liberal as time went on.

People can change their political views. Most do it in private. For Schmidt this is a very public act for someone who has worked Republican campaigns over the years. So, it's quite a leap of faith and he's leaving himself open to all kinds of attacks.

As for converts? Yeah, very frequently they do become the zealots, calling out the rest of us when we miss a step. That's okay. That passion can serve as a reminder of how vigilant we need to be in the future. Because there's likely to be other Trumpster candidates, those more articulate and attractive, pushing the same fascist poison that Donald Trump hawked.

Never forget, never forgive.

As for allies? We need all we can gather.