The Duopols Are Not Competing for the Middle

Gale and porter argue that the political industry has essentially coopted the media, which spreads their messages for free. The two parties rig the election system against would be disruptersthe rules they set allow for partisan primaries jerry mandard congressional districts and winner take all elections. There is now an entire industry of politics that moves forward independent of whether that industry actually solves problems for the american people. They don't compete head to head for the same voters. They're not competing for the middle. It's likely that we have a much more powerful centre, a much more powerful group of moderates than are current duopole demonstrates....