Signs of voter discontent.

During the recent primaries, I ended up doing some canvassing in the neighborhood near my house, which has a ton of Irish and a decent amount of Italian townies, with a reputation for working class conservatism and machine politics.

Several times, I heard comments like "out of touch" and "they gotta go," about long-standing politicians who came up through the area.

Some people are talking about a leftie surge, which may be true, but my most immediate impressions have been of people resolutely voicing support for getting rid of career politicians, who they associate with the moneyed class.

It just seems like they know that something's not working, and it's breaking up even old allegiances with the machine.