Have fun Republicans

[Democratic Hawk]

Yes, the Democratic Party doesn't seem to the majority party any more and that position has been steadily eroding since the mid-1960s, execlerated dramatically in the mid-1990s. I'd say things are pretty even now. If you look at the state legislatures, Democrats and Republicans are virtually neck-and-neck but it's advantage GOP, for the time being anyway, in that they hold the presidency, Congress and most state governors

The Republican Party may implode one day like the British Conservative did

The US is undoubtedly becoming less liberal but is it really becoming more conservative? The largest single ideological plurality are self-styled moderates - and the dominant party will be that who captures their hearts and minds. If the Democratic Party moves to the ideological centre (as the British Labour Party did); then they will once again be the majority party. I honestly, and most sincerely believe that, a more centrist Democrat could have beaten Bush

The writing is far from written on the wall as far as the Democratic Party is concerned. It needs to take a good hard look at itself and decide whether it belongs as much in the heartland as it does the periphery

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

As Larry Sabato said "Today's 'ins' are tomorrow's 'outs'"

Dave