Phi Beta Iota: This is a useful simplification of a more more complex perspective defined by Michael Crane in The Political Junkie Handbook. The core point of the above useful simplication is that two thirds of the public, regardless of their ideological disposition, wants government to work.
Review: The Political Junkie Handbook (The Definitive Reference Book on Politics)
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Open Power: Democracy Lost & Found Essay, Book Review Blurbs and Links [Updated 3 MAR 2015]