AZGrizFan wrote:UNI88 wrote:
I don't think it's totally irrelevant. I was using it to show that it isn't just the Conks that have "gone off the cliff." Both parties have moved toward the extremes.
Which was preemptive and which was reactionary?
If you look at the GOP in the 1980's and 90's truthfully, you will see a concerted effort to move the entire party to the right. Moderate Republicans were driven out. Then, when Newt became speaker in 1994, along with the rise of extremist right-wing media like Rush, Hannity and FoxNews, the GOP took a HARD lurch to the right. The Democratic Party still has many moderate to Conservative members. GOP? Just question dear leader and they want you out.