Re:US elections remain 'dangerously vulnerable' to cyber-att...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @05:16PM
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> If both parties agree on something without significant contention, odds are a strong majority of the population also agrees with it.
Not really, even on some highly salient issues. Universal public health care has had majority public support most of the time since the early 1990s, but the Democratic Party has opposed it (in favor of various complex public/private schemes with insurance companies front and center) as has the Republican Party.
It's even less true in issues that are of extreme interest to a narrow group and low public salience.
Not really, even on some highly salient issues. Universal public health care has had majority public support most of the time since the early 1990s, but the Democratic Party has opposed it (in favor of various complex public/private schemes with insurance companies front and center) as has the Republican Party.
It's even less true in issues that are of extreme interest to a narrow group and low public salience.