Is This a Center-Right Country?

jfarrell709

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Tuesday April 20, 2010 · 10:43 AM PDT

2010/04/20 · 10:43

I have long been intrigued by the goal-post dialogue about how left or right the United States is as a country. If the extremes would be the two goal posts at either end of the football field, where would the electorate fall on the field, at which yard-line, left or right of the 50 yard line? The bulk of the commentary I have read seems to place the electorate to the right of mid-field, perhaps at the 35 to 40 yard line. The strident radio voices are always trying to move the ball up or down the field toward their goal line. But I don't think Americans are at one place on the field. Depending on what policy you are discussing the ball moves around the field of play quite a bit.

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