Finished Klein's "Why We're Polarized". It's due at the library on Sat., but I may get it out again--it's that good.
One point he made struck me: the Democratic Party is an assemblage of identity groups, while the Republicans are more one identity group. (Not sure that's 100 percent accurate, but they lean that way.)
The result is that the Dems can elect moderates who can appeal to several of their groups, while the Reps don't have that option--it's striking the balance between moderate Reps and conservative Reps.
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