Political Spectrum
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The political spectrum of contemporary U.S. politics places the base of liberals such as Democrats on the left and the base of conservatives such as Republicans on the right. When the American electorate is so evenly divided, as it has been for the last few election cycles, campaigns focus on persuading swing-voters in the middle of the political spectrum to cross over.
Other political spectrums have been posed, dating back at least as far as the seating arrangements of the French National Assembly of 1789.
Many attempts have been made to provide general or universal definitions for the terms "left" and "right", but none has gained consensus. [1]
Notes
- â "The old one-dimensional categories of 'right' and 'left', established for the seating arrangement of the French National Assembly of 1789, are overly simplistic for today's complex political landscape." The Political Compass