uniformly conservative or liberal views. most do not see either party as a threat to the nation. and more believe their representatives in government should meet halfway to resolve contentious disputes rather than hold out for more of what they want. in other words, most americans are centrists, disbelieving of the partisan hype they re fed by each of the parties about the other and they d like to see compromise. now the pew data begs the question of why the composition of the congress, much less the modern discourse doesn t reflect the majority voices. and the answer is lack of engagement or, as the pew survey explained, many of those in the center remain on the edges of the political playing field, relatively distant and disengaged, while the most idea logically oriented and politically rank russ americans make their voices heard through greater participation in every stage of the political process. here s my bottom line. change will come only when the
to resolve contentious disputes rather than hold out for more of what they want. in other words, most americans are centrists. they d like to see compromise. of course, the pew data begs the question of why the composition of the congress much less the modern discourse doesn t reflect the majority voices. and the answer is lack of engagement or as the pew survey explained, many of those in the center remain on the edges of the political playing field relatively distant and distant engaged while the most ideologically oriented and politically rancorous, americans make their voices heard through greater participation in every stage of the political process. change will come only when partisans drive their participation. and political power rests in the center where rests is the operative word.