I wonder if voter turnout would slide below 50% in a Clinton-Christie match up, as it nearly did in Obama- Romney?
Libs want a 2 party system that gives them a choice. They do not want a conservative, Constitutional alternative to their Marxist party. They are advising the Republicans to become a liberal party with distinctions that reflect subtle differences in approach to the same principles. This allows them to make a choice between 2 equals.
Conservatives want the same thing liberals want. They each want to destroy the other’s ability to mount a viable political program. So far the libs are winning. They are effectively defining the opposition and creating boundaries beyond which Republicans in power are not allowed to go.