re: #92 SanFranciscoZionist

The first culprit is the rising polarization of the Democratic and Republican parties. Since the early 1970s, Democrats have become steadily more liberal, just as Republicans have become more conservative. Though political scientists disagree about the reasons why this is so, nearly everyone agrees that it is so.

I would not say the Democrats have become more liberal since the 70s. I’d say we’ve all taken two or three big scissor steps to the right.

Dems have taken two or three steps, Reps have taken eight or ten.