Chart O’ the Day
by digby
It used to be that there quite a few moderates in the GOP which gave them an advantage since there are so many more conservatives than liberals. That’s changing because the Republicans have gone so far to the right and become so radical in their approach to governance that moderates are no longer comfortable in that coalition. Moderates are often as much about temperament as policy and the right has become very intemperate. With Trump or Cruz as the standard bearer of the GOP, for different reasons, even more of those moderates are likely to move into the Democratic column making a much more solid majority.
Trump presents a real opportunity for the Democrats to make their case on the basis of steady, mature experience and disposition rather than their old emphasis on moderate/conservative policy positions to attract more of these people. One hopes they take advantage of that in down ticket races.
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