via fedsmith: Relatively few federal employees make donations to political campaigns. In FedSmith surveys, a majority of those responding normally indicate that they are independent rather than aligned with any political party. … Read more
http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/apparently-91-6-of-political-donations-went-to-democrats-during-2016-from-the-american-federation-of-government-employees-union/

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.