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The U.S. ‘Six-Party System,’ Ver. 5.0

Carl Davidson Convergence
We can best understand the major political parties in the U.S. as constantly changing coalitions with no firm commitment to program or discipline. The electoral strategic terrain is constantly changing...

What’s Wrong With Kyrsten Sinema?

Michelle Goldberg New York Times
People sometimes describe the Arizona senator as a centrist, that seems the wrong term for someone who’s working to derail some of the most broadly popular parts of Biden’s agenda, corporate tax increases and reforms to lower prescription drug prices

The U.S. `Six Party System' 4.0: Revising the Hypothesis Again

Carl Davidson Organizing Upgrade
Setting aside the traditional `two-party system' frame, which obscures far more than it reveals, and making use of a `six-party' model instead. The new hypothesis, I suggested, had far more explanatory power regarding the events unfolding before us.
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