Is the "Third Way"/radical centrism politically dead in America?

[Scam of God]

I'm rather torn on this. I doubt the DLC will ever get their man in the way they did in 1992 again. But I wonder if this idea might have life after the 90s? Could you ever build a lasting national consensus around it, the way Roosevelt did for liberalism or Reagan for conservatism?

[Free Palestine]

Since I'm a cynic, yes.

The fringes of both parties have taken over their respective party leaderships.  The moderate/centrist majority in America is forced to pick the lesser of two evils.  And most of them are pretty content with this.

[12th Doctor]

What part of Ind voting huge for Obama last year, and huge for the Republicans this year did you not understand?  The Middle still dominates American political life, even if the extremes of both sides have taken over the media and their respective parties.

[Mint]

Since I'm a cynic, yes.

The fringes of both parties have taken over their respective party leaderships.  The moderate/centrist majority in America is forced to pick the lesser of two evils.  And most of them are pretty content with this.

I'm not really seeing how the 'fringes' have taken over. The Democrats might have shifted towards unapologetic Keynesianism again but Obama isn't governing that differently from Bush as far as the war on terror, financial sector regulation, etc. is concerned even putting aside the impending tax hikes and attempts at taking over even more of the healthcare industry.

The truth IMO is both parties are unstable and are alienating their base. The Democrats can barely agree on an agenda even with control of two whole branches and their approvals are tanking. Meanwhile the Republicans are in a state of civil war with the neo cons/establishment, token moderates/liberals and tea party insurgency all duking it out. If anything the public is probably radicalizing out of fear and a dearth of real leadership (might be projecting there though).

[CatoMinor]

Obama Is "Third Way".

maybe some what with his foreign policy. But Fiscal wise he isint.