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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
I think if we get rid of the electoral college it's only fair to get rid of the Senate as well  |
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Originally Posted by Gusteau
Partisianism is going to handcuff the potential for progress in the future, and would for either candidate. I do wish politicians on both sides of the aisle were more moderate in general.
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The conversation got interesting on CNN after the election was called last night, centering on what the results mean long term for the Republican Party. The gist was Bill Clinton made the White House a viable goal for Democrats again (Carville noting that the Democratic candidate has won the popular vote in 5 of the last 6 presidential elections) by moving toward the center, and that the question now is who in the GOP can do the same for it. I know I've heard many Republican friends say a similar thing: Their base is shrinking, and they have got to find a way to broaden it or they're going to have a harder and harder time in presidential elections. And that will involve moving away from the Tea Partiers and more hard-core conservatives and toward the center.
The problem is that these days, moderates don't win primaries.