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Quote by: bishop  so, in gearing up for the upcoming mid-term elections, i've finally attempted to look at the different candidates who'll be on the ballot.
i'm in district 7, which only has ONE candidate on the ballot - democrat edward markey. my issue isn't specifically with markey, whose voting record i tend to support.. my issue is that having ONE candidate on the ballot does not represent having a choice. it's even less of a choice than russians had during soviet elections. |
Since there seems to be extreme polarization in the country these days, perhaps this is where the nation is heading.
I always found it odd that in states like Mass and Conn, the voters tend to send mostly Democrats to DC but then elect Republican Governors. Now, with Libertarians tending to gather in NH under the Free State Project, I am curious in my thinking as to whether the so called "Red States" will tend to attract Republicans and the so called "Blue States" will tend to attract Democrats, all seeking to consolidate their power in one state. And furthermore, if the nation tends to polarize its citizens by party affiliation, will this tend to lead to another secession movement by one party or another.