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I don't believe in a golden mean; I don't believe you find policy wisdom between two polar points. I don't dismiss that possibility, but I look at the platform that's so ideologically based, that's so dismissive of facts, of evidence, of science, and it's frankly hard to take seriously.

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Partisanship particularly increased after the 1994 elections and then the appearance of the first unified Republican government since the 1950s.

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Incumbency adds a layer of advantage on top of this party dominance. But rather than foster an environment in which members of Congress feel free to buck popular sentiment and wrestle seriously with the problems confronting the country, it reinforces the ideological divide between the parties.

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Incumbents are safe, but party majorities are not. This fosters symbolic votes, message politics and little serious legislating in Congress.

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Democrats do best in urban centers, Republicans in outer suburbs and rural areas.

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Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow.

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Mandates are not objective realities but subjective interpretations of elections sold successfully by the winning candidate or party.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sociologist

Born: September 10th, 1944

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