VIII.             Parties versus Voters

1.       In the past forty years, Democrats have usually won Congressional seats but lost presidential elections while the Republicans have usually won the presidency but not Congressional seats.

                                                               i.      This is because the Democratic presidential candidate or the Republican Congressional candidate has usually NOT shared the same views as the public.

2.       To win, a party simply has to present a candidate that shares similar opinions and views to the public, and in the long run, the desire to win will make one major party or another take that step.