... when I was interviewing Denise O'Brien, Democrat candidate for the Iowa Secretary of State position, over the lunch hour today, I threw a question at her on whether that sort of dismay with Republicans would even impact downticket state races ... O'Brien said "I've been in the homes of many Republicans that are really dissatisfied with their party and with the way their party has gone." She said Crunch Cons "are granola eating Republicans" who described themselves as "Republicans who are interested in organics, interested in the environment, interested in family values and community, and they are the ones that are upset with the way their party has gone."