well, the moderates are already powerless at the present thanks to voter apathy at the primary level (the reason conservatives are the ones getting to congress for the republicans is because the moderate electorate isn't voting in the primaries that select congressional candidates, especially in the off-election years like 1998 and 2002), and thanks to Karl Rove and the tactics he employs that have been duplicated by many.
trouble is, fiscally and economically, the moderates on both parties are far more alike than different, so only social policies differentiate them. that left the opening for Uncle Newt to come along and push the social differences to the point that they alone define what people see in the parties. The economic realities of the ultra-conservatives are ignored because the people have been duped by their own history to think that its what all republicans want.
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trouble is, fiscally and economically, the moderates on both parties are far more alike than different, so only social policies differentiate them. that left the opening for Uncle Newt to come along and push the social differences to the point that they alone define what people see in the parties. The economic realities of the ultra-conservatives are ignored because the people have been duped by their own history to think that its what all republicans want.