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Originally Posted by icenine
I would posit that the independent voter, those that split the ticket, (like I did in 1980 voting for Reagan and Pease, my powerful Democratic Rep from Northern Ohio), and those who "wait to pick the right guy" have diluted the power of the Democratic party,
is probably more responsible for the rise of the Republican dominance in the nation than the fringe Tea Party itself.
In other words the Reagan Democrats' chickens have come home to roost: BIG TIME.
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I would agree with that.
And today's so called centrists are more dangerous than the tea party as they project a "reasonable" appearance while helping advance the right wing agenda.