In America, electoral power is a zero sum game between two parties. The reason these parties have been around for so long is their ability to coopt anti-power rhetoric. So an anti-power swing isn’t going to take out all incumbents.

Most Americans have an inkling that party is more important than incumbency. The Dems are more “us” than the Republicans right now, Glenn Beck’s 2-million-strong audience notwithstanding.

Also, if Americans were truly gung-ho against “anybody in power,” I don’t see why they would restrict their ire to electoral action. We would aim for Wall St. In fact, Corzine’s Goldman Sachs tenure might be more telling than his nominal affiliation with Democrats. Ultimately, I think pointing to local variations like that is the best way to dilute the meme Trippi’s hoping to undermine.