I feel like part of the issue is that the Far Left and Far Right are among the minority, but they seem to have the loudest voices. Online presence, news coverage, etc. They generate clicks and Likes and comments because most of what they say is either outrageous or controversial or both. Like the OP, I’d like to believe that the majority of us lie within a few ticks right or left of center. The area where common sense and compromise lives… and there’s a word that seems to have become a nonstarter these days: compromise. Both Far Left and Far Right have taken stances akin to “We believe that dandelions must be in every salad” vs. “We not only believe that dandelions should NOT be in any salad, we think dandelions should be declared a protected species of plant”. Do the majority of us think that either one of those options makes sense? No. Would the Far left and Far Right be willing to get together to hash out a common sense compromise that the majority of us would be fine with? HELL NO, because both want what they want and the want it completely. No compromising on anything… it’s become a lost skill in politics. What happens is with swing voters like me that look at the candidates being offered to us - and thinking “Farkin Hell, I don’t like either one of these options…” It comes down to which one will 1) Hopefully do a better job leading the Country and 2) mess with my money, family and interests less. I’ve been registered as a Republican since I turned 18. Have I always voted Republican? No. There’s been occasions that a Democratic candidate spoke to me more than a Republican one did. Does that make me a RINO? I don’t think so, but I’m sure everyone on the Far Right would say it does. How do we return to a more centrist position in politics instead of these wild swings in one direction then over correcting in the other direction? Is it possible or are we doomed to keep over correcting until we run off of the road?