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2016 Postmortem

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)

21. Median voter theorem

Reply to RDANGELO (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:47 AM

Nov 2012

Which basically says that both parties will almost always try to seek the average voter by modifying their positions to woo them. Yes, there are exceptions and times when one party goes farther to one side, as the GOP is doing now, but the effect of this very election will cause them to seek the middle once again. After all, above all else, they don't want to lose again.

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The Republican Party is going to die. [View all] RDANGELO Nov 2012 OP

The particular irony is that it is pounding the stake into its own heart. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #1

The ideal two-party system: Speck Tater Nov 2012 #2

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #13

I'm with Speck Tater ffr Nov 2012 #18

It will be the same Eerriicc36 Nov 2012 #19

Of course. But if they win they won't go all Dark Ages on us. nt Speck Tater Nov 2012 #20

Wounded elephants are dangerous. paparush Nov 2012 #3

I hope they do... Liberal1975 Nov 2012 #4

They'll form the Eisenhower Party... CJCRANE Nov 2012 #5

Nah. Evil never dies. charlyvi Nov 2012 #6

That's for sure. Rozlee Nov 2012 #8

Or maybe it will be so small that we can drown it in a bathtub. nt alphafemale Nov 2012 #7

New Party Likely kurt_cagle Nov 2012 #9

I wish them well in their alternet world of Tutonic Nov 2012 #10

By 2020, ObamaCare will be a raging success. No party can take on the DEM party SDjack Nov 2012 #11

The Paulbots are not going away, but neither are the fundies, tea-baggers or the fat cats Brewinblue Nov 2012 #12

My view exactly johnlucas Nov 2012 #14

I said that in 2008 and won't make the mistake again budkin Nov 2012 #15

The most important point you make is how GRIPPED IN DELUSIONAL FEAR their base is. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #16

Sorry if I'm skeptical, but we heard that after the 2008 election and they came back from the politicaljunkie41910 Nov 2012 #17

Median voter theorem NCLefty Nov 2012 #21

The delusional bubble has kept the GOP from adapting as they should have. k2qb3 Nov 2012 #22