both US parties and both of their bases have gotten substantially worse over the last twenty years. and it seems to be accelerating i would probably prefer any major party candidate from the years of 1968 through 2012 to any major party candidate after. for like. any office
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What’s the main thing that caused the shift tho? Internet?
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Ross Perot running for President in 1992 because he was angry that George Bush wouldn't re-invade Vietnam to rescue the POWs.
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That split the Republican vote and got Clinton elected; Gingrich used that as a wedge issue to whip up the red-meat red-state anger and take over the party, and the Democrats rose to that bait, and from then on everyone's just been mad at each other.
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that was probably a contributing factor otoh it didnt seem to matter by 2000. gingrich wing seemed on the way out, gwb and gore ran on platforms so similar no one really cared much who won. red vs blue tie etc
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