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In reply to the discussion: I am no longer a Democrat. [View all]pipoman
(16,038 posts)I view nearly everything I study on a continuum, have for a long time...it's almost an affliction..I believe elections are decided by an overall movement on the continuum. IOW the masses move pretty much in unison. The center of the continuum of voters is the most populated, with the population thinning as you move both right and left of center. Elections are decided by minor movements of the center either left or right...when the center moves left, the far left moves farther left and the far right moves to the left...with the concentration of voters in the center, minor moves of the center from left to right (or vv) is what determines elections..regardless which party is in office and decides to reduce SS payments, it is likely the center will shift away from the party in power which would do such a stupid thing..especially if the party doing such a thing is the historical protector of SS..