Democrats aren't partisan hacks and kick moderats out. Republicans obstruct whenever a democrat is in office. So let republicans have the presidency and democrats the house and senate and america will be better off.
Voters reward obstructionism; they don't reward cooperation. The Democrats already tried cooperation in 2001 and they got shellacked in 2002 and 2004. When they switched to a more confrontational mode in 2006, they started winning. Ditto for Republicans.
You're underestimating the degree of anger in the Democratic party. It's being heavily suppressed by Obama right now but-- just look at OWS. The Tea Party, sure they were angry. But they got their start after the GOP lost the President. OWS happened under a
Democratic President. Trust me, the Democrats will not repeat 2001-2003 again. These people who you say will compromise now won't if Romney wins, and they'll get away with it, because the electoral mood will be different.
Mark Pryor- votes with his party 87% of the time
Tim Johnson- votes with his party 96% of the time
Mark Warner- votes with his party 92% of the time
Max Baucus- votes with his party 90% of the time
Mark Begich- votes with his party 88% of the time
Kay Hagan- votes with her party 90% of the time
Mary Landrieu- votes with her party 90% of the time
Joe Manchin- votes with his party 81% of the time (the only real 'moderate' on the list)
Ron Wydon- votes with his party 94% of the time
These numbers will only go up. Also, keep in mind, there is the filibuster. There is no way Romney gets to 60 votes for his policies.
Brown
Kirk
McMahon
Collins
Murkowski
Ayotte
Under one party rule, the minority party has no incentive to compromise, period. The American voter has ensured this by punishing compromisers and rewarding obstructionists again and again. Only under divided government will parties compromise because each share some responsibility for the outcomes in Washington and has something to lose.
