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Fragmentation of the American Voter| Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 at 12:10:04 PM | I just wrote Lou Dobbs, who defines himself as a Independent Populist, and asked the following question. Are we playing into the major parties hands by fragmenting the voting public so narrowly? After all, the major parties love to see the party loyalists refuse to listen to any thoughts from the other camp.
By fragmenting the voting public, the candidates can address a particular subject to appease a particular audience and then expect to have that vote in their pocket.
The Iraq war, for example. If, or hopefully when, a candidate comes up with a cohesive plan to end this war, they'll expect their party loyalists to fall in line behind them. That particular candidate may not have a grasp on Social Security, abortion, health care, or any of the other important issues.
I would rather see the voting public indentify themselves as an Independent and be receptive to all arguments for what is best for the country.
To me, the abortion issue, gay marriage or any single issue doesn't merit winning on that issue alone if we end up losing the country. | |
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