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The 2018 midterm elections!

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It'll be interesting to look back a few years from now and see if what we are witnessing is the birth of the Democratic Party's own version of "the Tea Party." While that helped certain Republicans get elected at certain times, I'm not sure that fracture of the Republican Party has been ideal for it in the long run.
 
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SJHovey said:
It'll be interesting to look back a few years from now and see if what we are witnessing is the birth of the Democratic Party's own version of "the Tea Party." While that helped certain Republicans get elected at certain times, I'm not sure that fracture of the Republican Party has been ideal for it in the long run.
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How many years until the US moves from two-party to coalition government?
 
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joecct said:
Pressley upsets the incumbent Capuano in the MA7 D primary.
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Works for me. Capuano checked all the right boxes on issues but he was basically useless. Not sure what he'd done in his 20 years in office. This is a safe Dem seat (don't think there's even a GOP challenger) so lets see what Pressley can do.

Weird election night in Mass. Capuano got turfed but a couple of other real old timers (Neal for Congress, Galvin for SoS) who'd been around since the 70's won handily. Dems chose the slightly more moderate nominee for Gov (the guy who lost wanted to re-impose rent control for example) and open House seat but more lefty candidates won some down ballot races. Also Goopers chose lunatic to oppose Elizabeth Warren, but re-nominated ultimate RINO incumbent Gov. Baker instead of Trump Humping challenger. I suspect independents who can choose a ballot in one or the other primaries came out for Baker given the low profile of the two Dems running.
 
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Coalition governments (Britain, Israel, Italy) are a disaster. No thanks.
 
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joecct said:
Wouldn't you have to change the Constitution to do that?
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The Constitution makes no mention of Ds and Rs, or a two-party system.

And I'm not saying change from a bicameral Federal legislature.

I'm saying the Ds and Rs seem to be fracturing into subgroups and to legislate in the future it'll take a coalition of those groups/interests ala European parliaments.
 
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Rover said:
Coalition governments (Britain, Israel, Italy) are a disaster. No thanks.
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Not disagreeing, but with all the special interest sub-groups that seem to be forming within the major parties (Tea Party, Bernie Bros, Dem Socialists), it seems that is a very plausible future.
 
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joecct said:
Pressley upsets the incumbent Capuano in the MA7 D primary.
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Ballots have been impounded for a probable recount in the MA3 dem primary. Lori Trahan has about 200 more votes than Dan Koh former chief of staff to Boston mayor Marty Walsh.

Her lead is now down to 51 votes.
 
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Unless the Tea Party and Dem Socialists literally split off from the GOP and Dems you won need that. Neither has the resources to do that nor will they ever.
 
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Handyman said:
Unless the Tea Party and Dem Socialists literally split off from the GOP and Dems you won need that. Neither has the resources to do that nor will they ever.
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Dem Socialists already split their vote. See Nader, and Jill Stein which had devastating impact on the elections they were involved in in 2000 and 2016.
 
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What makes you think that?
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Coalition governments are products of a parliamentary system with multiple parties. We are (for now) a 2 party system (with divisions within each party). You can't have a coalition with just 2 parties.
 
joecct said:
Coalition governments are products of a parliamentary system with multiple parties. We are (for now) a 2 party system (with divisions within each party). You can't have a coalition with just 2 parties.
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That wasn't the question. Why do you think it would require a constitutional amendment?
 
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