tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638998837390550464.post1243613603851569168..comments2024-02-26T11:57:59.502-06:00Comments on Schultz's Take: Broken Politics: Ending the Shutdown and Fixing the StateProfDSchultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428175737629801650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638998837390550464.post-67774198628972798952011-07-12T00:40:45.086-05:002011-07-12T00:40:45.086-05:00Eric:
I think I am closer to you in this point and...Eric:<br />I think I am closer to you in this point and may have overstated my point. Dayton has been willing to offer compromises on many scales with the GOP hardened in their position. No compromise can work in MN or at the national level on the debt ceiling unless a serious discussion of taxes takes place. Democrats are beholden to their base but there is more room here to negotiate than with the GOP base.ProfDSchultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428175737629801650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638998837390550464.post-90061470182742686302011-07-10T00:35:01.226-05:002011-07-10T00:35:01.226-05:00Richard, what's your take on this chart? It sh...Richard, what's your take on this chart? It shows Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to support congressmen, and I presume other politicians, who are willing to compromise. http://mnpublius.com/post/7422727693/one-reason-democrats-are-poor-negotiators<br /><br />I'm just trying to say the equal intransigence of bases in both parties is something we all assume, but isn't true.erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042136938315947984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638998837390550464.post-84420097945619624352011-07-09T20:10:52.685-05:002011-07-09T20:10:52.685-05:00Is there research to back up the notion that caucu...Is there research to back up the notion that caucus goers are more zealous than primary voters? My observation is the opposite, that they are ideologically similar, but caucus goers are much more concerned about electability than primary voters. It's long struck me as one of those things everyone knows that isn't so.<br /><br />I also have to say I see some false equivalency in suggesting both sides are ideologically hardened in their positions. I see only one party that says compromise is weakness, and it sure seems the governor is trying everything short of just completely giving in, and let's face it: long term, if he does that, he becomes irrelevant for the rest of his term. The Republicans will just learn that if they make the state suffer long enough, they'll get whatever they want.erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042136938315947984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638998837390550464.post-48061493126359091692011-07-09T09:41:34.577-05:002011-07-09T09:41:34.577-05:00"The presence of a third party candidate has ..."The presence of a third party candidate has literally guaranteed minority governors not to be beholden to swing voters for their election."<br /><br />Someone should talk to the people in the Independence Party about this, since this is the exact opposite of what they intended to achieve. Besides centrist votes, protest votes also go down the Independence Party drain, assuring that all battels will between party regulars.John Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058849885222086640noreply@blogger.com