Jason G.

asked • 02/15/16

How are republicans and Democrats both power brokers

How are both republicans and Democrats power brokers?

Ed M.

I see that Kenneth S. has already provided you with one answer to this question of yours where you reposted it, but I would ask for more clarification, specifically a more precise definition of power broker, or at least what you mean by this in the obvious context of the U.S. political system.
 
Also, which Republicans and Democrats specifically is your question about? That is, I don't believe any U.S. state requires that someone join a political party before he/she can register to vote, so technically every registered voter is a "power broker" in the sense that her/his vote counts toward determining the election of someone who will thus wield governmental "power."
 
But because of that, I'm guessing your question is really about how persons elected to office on either the Democratic or Republican lines distribute their power or use their power for the benefit (or detriment) of other people, but the answer to this depends on the specific level of elected office, and that is a complex subject (i.e., there are federal, state and local levels of government, and different kinds of offices within each) which requires clarity and specification.
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Ed M.

In my second paragraph above, I should have written ". . . register to vote in a general election," i.e., as opposed to a political primary where most states do require a voter to have registered with a party in order to participate.
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They are power brokers (a.k.a. manipulators) by virtue of having the ability to obstruct anyone and anything that they object to, often on an unreasoning ideological doctrinal basis.  Not at all like the way it's supposed to be--honest and having the best interests of the people and the planet. the way it is today, it closely resembles bribery and extortion.
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