Thank you for succinctly stating an unfortunate phenomenon that occurs everyday from both sides of the aisle. I do, however, think your piece would have been more poignant and seemed more ingenuous if you had not stated your own voting preference.
You definitely echo my own sentiments over people who have acted aggressively toward me as if my unapologetic choice of candidate were somehow an affront on them. For that I appreciate your piece. The problem I have is that it comes off as an endorsement and a veiled attack on the opposing candidate’s supporters–as if that were a phenomenon unique to the Republican party. I assure you it is not and I have the e-mails, IM’s, and blog comments to prove it.
I give you the benefit of the doubt that this was not your intent though. I’m just trying to explain why such a piece received some of the reactions that it did. The negative associations throughout your piece solely of the Republican party seem like a one-sided attack. I think you would find that making the piece politically neutral, it would be something that we all could agree with, regardless of party line. 
