BillionairesForHire wrote:
Both sides act as if they were elected 90 to 10 % when in office. They cater to the far end of the party rather than the middle where most Americans really are politically.
Example 1: Most Americans recognise the deficit is a problem and should be reigned in. Democrats tend to want to keep or increase government services by increasing taxes. Republicans tend to want to cut services and taxes. Reality is we need to increase taxes and cut non essential services. A slow approach would be least disruptive. Neither party seems willing to compromise, but most Americans probably are.
Example 2: Most Americans would probably be fine with transgender people having the right to live as they please with all the protections of any citizen, but not be given special government funded treatment and not be allowed in women's sports. But republicans go to the extreme of restricting rights while the left goes to the extreme of extra special rights.
A politician who can cater to the middle and not stomp on the political far ends could have a profound healing effect on the country. The fact of having three 1 term presidents in a row show this is not happening. Unfortunately, our current media system promotes extremists.
Agreed. Completely on 1. Mostly on 2. But what rights do normal people have that transgenders don't?