Well the system designed to elect is totally out of whack. The fact that we only have two viable parties means we really don't have much choice. the Republican voters will vote GOP and the Democrats will vote for the Democratic candidate.
So, in order to get the other side interested, they moderate their position... a Leftist Republican. A Right Leaning Democrat. And of course there's all the unregistered voters that wind up tipping the balance.
The choices ARE becoming fewer; that's by design. From my point of view, the Republicans have a serious agenda to leave all of the lower and most of the middle class in the gutter. If that isn't their agenda, then they are just being incredibly thoughtless.
But there is one thing the Democrats and the Republicans will always agree upon: neither side wants a viable third party.
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Date: 2012-02-15 07:25 pm (UTC)So, in order to get the other side interested, they moderate their position... a Leftist Republican. A Right Leaning Democrat. And of course there's all the unregistered voters that wind up tipping the balance.
The choices ARE becoming fewer; that's by design. From my point of view, the Republicans have a serious agenda to leave all of the lower and most of the middle class in the gutter. If that isn't their agenda, then they are just being incredibly thoughtless.
But there is one thing the Democrats and the Republicans will always agree upon: neither side wants a viable third party.