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Ummmmmmmm, we’ve got a few blue states from the past which have turned red, not to mention Florida which has turned from purple to red.
I wonder if American politics and governing would be better off were we to support a broader spectrum of political parties as found in parliamentarian nations?
Because of the incongruous mashup of political viewpoints we Americans jam into either of the two primary political parties we end up with some strange bedfellows.
While I typically vote with the Democrats, I do not adhere to all litmus tests. And while many of my more conservative friends may assume I am ultra liberal,
I am in actuality quite fiscally conservative. Point being, our two predominating parties come with assumed "ideological platforms" which paint all party members with a broad brush.
Example: As a defender of Constitutional intent and a devout Biblical Christian I personally resent conservative fund raising mailings that call all Democrats "anti-American" and "anti-Christian".
I am neither. If US voters supported a broader spectrum of political parties the current gulf between Trump supporters and those who oppose Trumpism might not be as severe as we find it.
Other democracies are forced to create coalition governments by negotiating party priorities and differences. By having only red or blue blocks of electoral support Americans are forced
to shoehorn our political beliefs into a left shoe or a right shoe; neither of which my be a comfortable fit.