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> Here, the Arizona GOP is handing the Arizona Democrats an easy moral victory. You're assuming morals play any role in the modern world of extreme partisan po
by BaseballPhysics 4y ago
> Here, the Arizona GOP is handing the Arizona Democrats an easy moral victory.
You're assuming morals play any role in the modern world of extreme partisan politics. If the last 6 years has proven anything, it's that partisan affiliation is more powerful than morals or good governance for at least 40% of the US population.
- munk-a 4y ago> for at least 40% of the US population. I think the GOP hardline is about 35% of the population - those are voters politicians could eat babies in front of without losing their votes. I think politics is pretty symmetrical (but not fully) so I think it's pretty safe to bump your estimate up to 60% of the US population... depending on how cynical you are I don't think 80% is out of the question. People who don't just look at D or R on a ballot are in the minority of American voters.
- phpisthebest 4y agoNo, it is more like 23+/-5% of population is hard line Democrat, 23+/-5% of the population is hard line Republican, people in both of those groups will vote the party no matter what, "politicians could eat babies in front of without losing their votes" from either camp 54% of the population are combination of Independents or Single Issue Voters. That is what sets the outcome of national elections