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I guess there will be more and more people switching to the Republican party from the dem party. Polls seem to indicate this and the Republican party will be considered a "mainstream" party while the dems tack leftward. Something is going to give, the dems are going to have a split or slowly sink into obscurity. I can't imagine the conservative/moderate dems will just sit and watch this happen, they will split off from the dems to form a new party.

Something is going to give, the dems are going to have a split or slowly sink into obscurity. I can't imagine the conservative/moderate dems will just sit and watch this happen, they will split off from the dems to form a new party.

Another freeper suggested about a month ago that the real ideological debate will shift from liberalism vs. conservatism to libertarianism vs. conservatism. I don't know if this is wishful thinking on the part of a libertarian, but it seems to me like it could happen.

And if the Dems are drifting further leftward now, just wait - who knows what Al Sharpton has up his sleeve!! He may start threatening a third party run if he's not on the Democratic ticket in 2004! This would be the Democrats' worse nightmare and don't think that Sharpton doesn't know it.

I've been thinking about this scenario for a while and I think it's a distinct possibility. Sharpton will try to blackmail them into getting what he wants - which is more power for himself. And why shouldn't he, considering the numbers that blacks deliver to the Democratic party and the way the Dems take the black vote for granted. He's got a lot of leverage and don't be surprised if he doesn't use it - sooner rather than later! They know they can't win anything without 90%+ of the black vote! A threat like this could really pull them leftward - and leave the continuing widening "middle" open for the GOP!