The vast majority of Americans are centrists and remain so. Both parties keep moving further left or right to capture some small demographic group or try and divide us over a small issue. Gun control, abortion, gay rights, etc.... Most Americans care more about a lot of other much more important things. And while the legislators and media  keep you focused on that they screw all of us in other ways. The parties act like they do not have a clue, but they do and it is DIVIDE AND CONQUER. Reagan's trickle down was a complete failure. The idea was reasonable and believable. The reality was it "trickled down" all the way to China, exported pollution and jobs and the money never came back as promoted. Can't negotiate drug prices. Must buy health insurance. People realize the health care industry is badly broken. They know requiring everyone to buy into a broken system will not fix it. Wash. DC is not working for you and me. When your toilet will not flush think corporate tax break. .