... therefore more evidence Morris is full of it.
We'll see if there is a realigning election. Some of the macro trends are pointing to it, but they are not hugely predictive.
2010 may have been a "Precursor Election," but as I recently wrote:
"However, elections of similar magnitude predicted nine of the last two realignments over the last 100 years. "
There are some other indications, but they are not absolutely predictive.
God, that post reminded me of when I was a kid in Georgia, always hoping for snow but never getting it.
There will be no realignment in 2012, I don't know why anyone would entertain this crazy notion. Realignments are based on major policy shifts in the major parties and how the voters respond, and I'm not seeing that right now.