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A lot of people have talked about pragmatism vs. ideological purity this year, and in this election, ideological purity has won out. Here is my take on what happened.
1) The GOP went hard right, which is OK. The party is now more Conservative than it was before Tuesday.
2) What has been unsaid until now also needs to be said. The Democratic party has become more Liberal than it was before Tuesday. Most of the Democratic losses were from the so-called Blue Dogs, who preached Conservatism, but for the most part, did not show it in their votes. They have been replaced by Conservative Republicans.
We now have 2 political parties moving away from the center in 2 different directions. And you know what? That is fine by me. In the next election, voters in general will have a better idea of the ideology that they are voting for, because there will be far fewer candidates to claim one ideology, while voting on bills that favor the other ideology.
Now let the battle for the direction that America should take continue, and let it continue honestly.
1) The GOP went hard right, which is OK. The party is now more Conservative than it was before Tuesday.
2) What has been unsaid until now also needs to be said. The Democratic party has become more Liberal than it was before Tuesday. Most of the Democratic losses were from the so-called Blue Dogs, who preached Conservatism, but for the most part, did not show it in their votes. They have been replaced by Conservative Republicans.
We now have 2 political parties moving away from the center in 2 different directions. And you know what? That is fine by me. In the next election, voters in general will have a better idea of the ideology that they are voting for, because there will be far fewer candidates to claim one ideology, while voting on bills that favor the other ideology.
Now let the battle for the direction that America should take continue, and let it continue honestly.