One Monumental Election ,Have both major political parties been hijacked by fringe elements?,Two Hijacked Parties, One Monumental Election,Fringe movements in control of politics
Seven of the last eight presidential elections have been won by the candidate who outspent his rival. The exception was in 1996 when Bob Dole spent $1.7 million more than Bill Clinton. Will special interest groups usurp the current election?
T he conventional political wisdom has it that Donald Trump hijacked the Republican Party and that the Democrats nominated a mainstream candidate to run in the November election.
Neither narrative tells the complete story because both parties have been hijacked in stages. It’s just that the Democrats have been stealthier about it.
The Tea Party movement founded on the sentiment that Washington was out of touch with the people planted insurgent candidates to run for national and state office for the past three election cycles. Backed by megabucks donors like the Koch Brothers whose combined net worth of $88 billion makes the Donald look like a pauper in comparison some 40 to 60 congressional Republicans have cast their lot either with the Tea Party or the like-minded House Freedom Caucus.
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