>The Democrats want to increase spending (services) and the Republicans want to increase control. I don't think this really captures it at all. At this point

>The Democrats want to increase spending (services) and the Republicans want to increase control. I don't think this really captures it at all. At this point the median Democratic and Republican seems to want low grade autocracy to enforce their vision of what is right on everybody. (I chose the word median carefully, not everyone believes this way, but it also isn't an extremest view, something like what somebody right in the middle of the party acts like)