Will 2016 Be Red & Blue Deja Vu All Over Again?
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Will 2016 Be Red & Blue Deja Vu All Over Again?
The strong partisanship of the electorate has been a strain running through the American political scene for decades. In contrast, this election's tenor and underlying themes make it look like one uniquely set for the books, yet polling numbers are beginning to resemble those of Obama and Romney.
This could signal that this historically weird race may be turning into an ordinary one, in which the parties matter more than the candidates.
In a way, this election can be seen as an ultimate test of how powerful political polarization is. If Trump can receive the same support as Mitt Romney, and if Clinton—who eight years ago ran to the right of Barack Obama, in a Party that since has moved substantially to the left—can receive the same baseline support as the President, then the populist anger that has moved through both primaries this year may matter less than we thought it would.
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A mind should not be so open that the brains fall out; however, it should not be so closed that whatever gray matter which does reside may not be reached. ART BELL
Everything Woke turns to -Donald Trump
Everything Woke turns to -Donald Trump