Communication Breakdown. It Won't be the Same!

If last Tuesday’s (11/3) elections are any indication, both the Democrats and the Republicans have much to do bring back their luster. Both parties have begun to fracture. The elephants have gotten loose in the Republican tent, have run around knocking into the center pole and the tent has collapsed. Democrats have begun to spar with one another over ObamaCare, Cap and Trade (aka, Cap and Crunch the economy), and Bank and Finance legislation. All of this dissension has led to a growing independent voter movement.

The Republican Party has lost its luster as it departed from the Reagan Revolution into a borrow and spend political model. A kind of Jude Wanniski “Santa Claus Theory” on steroids. Promise them the moon and figure out how to pay for it later. Thus, the move away from the party to a declared independent status.

Democrats, on the other hand, have become the party of government (the direct opposite of the GOP, hence the POG). Over the decades since Jimmy “The Cracker” Carter, people have left the party in droves. Again, more often than not, they have moved to an entirely independent position.

This independent position is where political battles will be fought and won in the new decade soon to begin. Moreover such fracture in the two party system will lead to more third party movements and their eventual success. Much of this success will occur on the Congressional level as many voters identify with neither political party brand. Will either party go the way of the Whigs? It’s possible. The Whig party was destroyed over the issue of slavery. Founded in 1833 by Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams they felt that congress should hold more power over the executive branch. They were also very protectionist, which could have also led to their demise.

The current fracture or communication breakdown may lead to the four political parties in every congressional district as the next decade draws near. After re-apportionment the party breakdown will be:
Socialist Democrats—think Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and our President, Barrack H. Obama.
Traditional Democrats—think union rank and file of the trade unions, Teamsters, and UAW. The laborers, SEIU, and AFSME will cast their lot with the Socialist Democrats.
Republicans—chosen on the basis of family tradition, country club and generational wealth. A kind of Fraternity/Sorority operation. Think Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
Reaganites—chosen on the basis of economic freedom, strong national defense, and limited government.

The communication breakdown is already here. And when it takes root, it won’t be the same.