It is more than both sides at fault – it is a system which makes it impossible for rational discussion and compromise. As one Republican legislator said, he doesn’t fear general elections. He fears primaries because the “base” is so rabid that it punishes any attempts at meeting in the middle.
It is more than both sides at fault – it is a system which makes it impossible for rational discussion and compromise. As one Republican legislator said, he doesn’t fear general elections. He fears primaries because the “base” is so rabid that it punishes any attempts at meeting in the middle.