re: #257 Daniel Ballard

So each side is real only the middle is fictional?

No, the ‘sides’ are only real in that there are two political parties, called “Republican” and “Democrat”. The ‘sides’ of left and right don’t actually exist.

And your idea that one must be leaning Republican or Democratic is incorrect as demonstrated in principle & fact by the rest of the parties and those with no affiliation.

That’s not a demonstration. People with no affiliation still most commonly vote for either Republican or Democrat. And the rest of the parties- I dunno what point you’re trying to make here. They exist, they’re not very important in US politics, and they’re mostly politically incoherent.