Who is more split? Democrats or Conservatives?

The only major issue I'd say currently splits the Democrats is same-sex marriage (untill Obama reels in the support by declaring he favors it) and to a lesser extent, abortion... whereas going by the unprecedented Republican primary where 3 different candidates have won 3 different states, I think the divisions within their party are FAR greater. So far it's been a Democrat's wet dream, and Obama's approval ratings are increasing as a seeming result of the bitter contest...

 

There is no question that the Republicans a more split. Tea Bag vs Republican vs Libertarian. Ouch!

 

The right wing extremist seem to be pulling the party apart. ANY support of public welfare programs is likely to get a Republican denounced as a socialist. The simple pragmatic reasons for these programs are labeled as left wing propaganda. Strangely omitted are social security and medicaid. However, most Republican politicians currently are including reductions in these programs as part of their agenda for the future because poverty based welfare is such a small part of the budget that cutting it completely would have little effect (other than politically).

 

I'd say the Republicans are fairly split, but this has nothing to do with conservatism.

 

You all got this wrong.

The ones most split are the follish idiots who cling to a party and dispise the other. the American public are more split than politicians.

Politicians got a good thing going. That is how they stay in office forever. they get inside trading info, and make laws to benifit themselves. There is no divide or spit there. Only suckers who are split are the fools who are at odds with eachother on politics.

 

Democrats to a man drank the Kool-Aid, so they are all sitting back admiring their shining example of humanity known as Obama. We are simply working toward a cohesive front. In 2008 if I remember right your party was pretty well split to and even pi$$ed all over Hilary...

 

It's not hard to see where the real problems lay:

NY Times - 2011 Budget - How it's Spent

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Clearly Republicans. Democrats, liberals, socialists, do as they're told.

 

That's right, ignore the elephant in toe room like my mention of Hillary and the previous presidential election.

 

Democrats have Technocrats vs. "Liberals" vs. Socialists

The Democratic coalition is quite broad and fractured as well, it's just not publicized very much right now because there is a common enemy to unite against--Republicans.

 

How many actual socialists are there? Like one or two?

 

In terms of politicians? Very few outside of local races. In terms of voting blocs? It's a fairly significant portion. More than the libertarians on the Republican side, that's for sure. Democratic parties above the local level don't like to run socialists for the same reason that Republican parties don't like to run libertarians above the local level--they can't win in a broad race.