tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post7042356977060003212..comments2024-03-27T20:14:40.376+00:00Comments on David Lindsay: The Sixth Party SystemDavid Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-14565083783939764332012-09-28T19:13:32.559+01:002012-09-28T19:13:32.559+01:00Very badly, isn't he? Worse than that for Mers...Very badly, isn't he? Worse than that for Merseymike, conservative Dems never stopped being important in numerous localities and at many a state level. The Christian Right is neutralized, noone above a certain level in the GOP pays it any genuine attention. Your analysis is exactly correct. What is more, the Republican Party has always been a haven for disaffected Democrats. Successive influxes of them have defined that party's character ever since 1860.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-1396106519997042842012-09-27T23:43:50.108+01:002012-09-27T23:43:50.108+01:00You are out of date.You are out of date.David Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-73556341284151097472012-09-27T23:28:43.378+01:002012-09-27T23:28:43.378+01:00Very unlikely.
For a start, the Democrats are act...Very unlikely.<br /><br />For a start, the Democrats are actually surprisingly united these days compared to the days of the Dixiecrats, where they swept the South but largely with right wing candidates. They have almost all decamped to the republicans, although a dwindling number of 'blue dog' Democrats remain. More drop out every election, though<br /><br />During that time there were also 'country club' East Coast Republicans, moderate or even liberal. Now almost extinct, those who remain are derided as RINO's (Republican In Name Only).<br /><br />What now exists is a largely right-wing, socially and economically, Republican party, and a Democratic party which would probably be seen as pretty much New Labour in UK terms. They are actually more coherent blocs than they have been for many years. The Republicans are far more divided because while they share right wing economics, they hold very different views about issues such as personal liberty and foreign policy. There is certainly a divide between the evangelical-dominated Christian Right, with their concern for conservative social issues and the hardline neo-liberals whose priorities are economic only.Merseymikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231364271812168188noreply@blogger.com