The left fears Socons (despite limited power) and the alleged "extremism" of the Tea Party in the GOP, while the right fears the increasing influence of the "hard left" in the Democrat party.
The media tends to focus on the extremism and (also alleged) obstructionism of the Republican party but no so much on the expansionist welfare wing of the Democrat party.
The interesting thing is The Tea Party doesn't profess to be "centrist" but progressives pain themselves as such - which rubs people the wrong way. It's the same thing here. Progressives assume they have a "rational" position that everyone should go along with. And if we don't, you know, coercion for your own good.
Personally, the left scares me more. They have the power to legislate and the politics of "appealing to emotions" is powerful and they have that angle down pat. All the Tea Party talks about is "smaller government" and lower taxes. The left want to legislate policy to control large pockets of individual life.
I recognize this is largely perception, but just my take.
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