| sc94597 said: Well duh, basic logic demands this. But the reason is not an ideological one. It is just a matter of momentum (the Republican and Democratic parties are old) and legal barriers (there are many laws limiting third parties.) If we look at the political compass for various candidates in the Republican and Democratic party we notice that they all fall in the top right quadrant, yet most Americans who take the test fall in the bottom half. Obviously some ideological interests are not being met. |
How do you know that most Americans would fall in the bottom half ? You can't conclude that ideological interests aren't been met without sampling information or without the validity of the sampling evaluated ...
People like to think that their own political interests best represents everyone elses but if the citizens don't show it through their actions then their interests may have well not existed at all ...
Political compass isn't always the best fit either, I like this place much better ...
