Any future politicians?

collegehopefull
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:50:49 +0000

I have to disagree Mal77. People said the same thing in reverse when Reagan and Nixon stomped all over.

I’ve heard a lot of that “■■■■, the Republican party is gonna 'SPLODE”, and I don’t think it’s true. I mean, granted, there are going to be some radical changes to the makeup of each party, but I have a feeling that parties are going to have to become much more
moderate, no matter how the Obama presidency pans out.

I’m not saying we’ll move away from a two party system, but I think the divide between liberal and conservative already doesn’t always coincide between Democrat and Republic, no matter how much CNN and FOX want it to. If anything, the democratic process is going to get very specifically tailored to the wants of the people. The days of people voting between the lesser of what they view as two evils is over, because each party is going to have to vie for a largely aloof middle. It’ll translate into each party essentially losing their ‘base’…there won’t be a guaranteed voting bloc for either side, and people will really start influencing national policy and not just party infighting.

Then again, I’m just speculating off the cuff.