SHILOH BUCHER explains why she’s leaving the Democrats behind:

What kills me is that being a Democrat means never having to pay for a mistake. The New Jersey Democratic Party knew all about the allegations against Torricelli when they nominated him. On the last legal day to change the ballot, they gambled that they had a better chance with Torricelli than with anyone else. Now they suspect they were wrong.

Sentiments like these may be the most potent check on the doings of both parties in New Jersey, and elsewhere.

UPDATE: Or maybe not. But here’s another former Gore voter’s perspective.