Is there any middle ground between the left and right?

Question

If you let the media represent the country, it seems extremists drive the political atmosphere on both sides: You’re either Anne Coulter or Michael Moore. Is the country really this seriously divided? Or do we have more middle ground than it seems? And if there is middle ground, how do we bring that to the nations attention, and use it to start an intelligent and reasonable discourse between the two polarizations of politics? Is there any way to compromise between the two?

The responses so far are really excellent, but I did want to clarify…. I don’t necessarily mean republican and democrat when I say left and right. I suppose Conservative and Liberal may be a better set of terms.

Please continue!

Answer 1

Sure, the silent 80% of the population.

The problem is, being largely silent, only the fanatics at both end of the spectrum seem to attract much attention.

Answer 2

Actually, the media represents the spectrum, but the extremists collect the attention. The left accuses the middle of siding with the right and the right accuses the middle of siding with the left. Neither Anne Coulter or Michael Moore would garner enough support to govern were they so inclined. The problem is that the two main political parties seem to have adopted the extremes of their constituencies. To change the scenario, attend caucuses and make your voices heard. Nominate candidates that don't represent the extremes, they are out there. Stop voting for extreme candidates. There are lots of parties running every election, take the courage to vote for a different mindset.

Answer 3

The country is always going to be divided on certain basic issues. The poor wants more help from the government. The wealthy that have good insurance they are not concerned about those with no insurance. The very weathy that make in the upper limits do not want to pat more taxes. The ones that can afford it the most. Weathy people don't want to be generous. Depending on which state you are in like in alabama middle class is poor compared to many other states

Answer 4

No, Its the bright left and the common republicans attempting to carry some floor on the convservative aspect reason for of the arguing. In others words, its the some distance left human beings like Polesi, Reid, and "the large one" (obama) it truly is causing each little thing. imagine again even as Bush became President, all became reliable, you only heard the some distance left screaming each and each of the time. Now they are in ability and there nonetheless screaming.

Answer 5

I am a conservative and get upset every time someone uses
Conservative to describe the Facists in the Republican Party.
They drove the conservatives out of the Republican Party as surely as the Nazis drove the Socialist out of the National Socialist Party

Answer 6

Actually, most people catagorize themselves as Independent. For some reason, both major parties have moved to the right to court the Christian extremists. Even McCain and Guilliani is courting the religious right. And, Hillary doesn't say much about getting out of the war. She's even taken the stance that she would consider nuclear weapons in regards to Iran. Anyone who thinks there is much difference between the 2 parties anymore, hasn't been paying attention.

Answer 7

Liberals

Answer 8

I think there is a middle ground, but as you state, I don't think you will typically find it in the media. As another person stated, I think there are many people who consider themselves in the middle, or independent, but they typically don't get involved vocally, because they aren't trying to pull anyone in one direction. It my not be the case, but I have high hopes that Americans will vote for the best candidate, regardless of their party. If someone votes party-line, then they are not taking advantage of the system. Anyway, just my thoughts.

Answer 9

Notice how politicians move to the center for votes in election years. Depending on the state, some can win running a far left or right agenda but most of america is more centrist.

we just want govt out of our lives.

Answer 10

There is a very broad expanse of middle ground held by a silent majority due to ignorance or plain old apathy. We need young people to get involved and to ask the advice of their silent parents which hopefully might ignite a lost interest and bring them back into involvement.

The best and most simple solution I can think of to get everyone involved would be a 10% lower tax rate for those who vote. It would require that you show identification and it would eliminate a great deal of cheating as rolls both voting and census could be cross checked.
But, that would require a government who wants you to be informed and vote, to pass that law.

Answer 11

There is no middle ground between the left and right. The left loves bipartisanship. That means the right agrees with the left. That actually never happens.