Are both parties pulling too far from the center? [View All]

[DearAbby]

After the November elections, the country could be more divided than ever

WASHINGTON - At Democratic Party headquarters they’ve launched a “Palin’s Primary” website. The idea is to track the most “divisive” and “bloody” Republican 2010 House races — contests which find established GOP candidates being challenged from the farther right.

At Republican headquarters, meanwhile, they’re talking-up Democratic Senate primaries in Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Colorado, where moderates are facing contenders from the farther left.

Barack Obama’s presidency — and the GOP’s rejectionist response to it — are stretching politics apart like salt water taffy. With all the pulling power at the edges, the middle is getting thin. Over the next couple of months, we’ll get early evidence about whether the center still exists at all.

More:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36648441/ns/politics-decision_2010/?ocid=twitter