tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post3866771022862625768..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: The Illinois Farce: Burris's Final Act?Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-72818294776530989502009-02-20T11:52:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:52:00.000-05:00I think that a lot of Americans are more flexible ...I think that a lot of Americans are more flexible about party identification than you believe, but it's really more like an oscillation between the two major parties. There are the "Reagan Democrats," for instance, who supposedly gave up on their original party during the Carter years to vote Republican, more because of Carter than some generational issue, but who have reportedly come back to the Democrats increasingly since the 1990s. The big problem remains the American Bipolarchy, and the big problem with that remains Americans' reluctance to entrust political power to anyone who doesn't have some already.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-65163374048754968652009-02-20T07:48:00.000-05:002009-02-20T07:48:00.000-05:00They'd have to give the notion of herd mentality. ...They'd have to give the notion of herd mentality. Of group identification. That would have to actually start acting like individuals, rather than just talking about being an individual.<BR/><BR/>I'll guarantee if you poll 1,000 on why they are a member of a political party, a large number would say because their parents were, a large number would say as an act of rebellion against their parents who were members of the other party. A small percentage would actually say because they "believe" in the same platform the party espouses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com