Originally Posted by kalyx522

well, keep in mind that the guys that are anti-alpa wont necessarily be upfront about it, esp if they know that you're pro-alpa. some guys/gals just dont want to get into arguments because they think/know you're going to try to convince them otherwise even though their minds are already made up.
for example last summer i was flying with a capt who was in the OC... he would talk to people, and they would assure him that they had voted or were going to... but then behind his back they would say otherwise. there are lots of guys who politely agree with you so they'd be left alone.