In an era of growing voter frustration with Congress and politics in general, both the Republican and Democratic parties have been bleeding membership. The fastest growing segment in voter registration are those who declare no party affiliation. Recent polls also claim that more than 50% of registered voters consider themselves independent.
The two major parties can reverse this trend. Most people who left the parties have done so because they have, and continue to drift further to the extreme, away from the median voter. The Nevada Election Modernization and Reform Act (see Nevada Election Modernization and Reform Act – The Details) will bring candidates and the parties back closer the the median.
People like being part of a group, the feeling of belonging. Making the decision to leave a group can be difficult, if not traumatic. There’s no reason not to believe that if the Republican and Democratic parties returned to representing the center of their parties, those who left would feel comfortable to return and those who might not have considered registering would do so. There is only one way to find out…enact the Nevada Election Modernization and Reform Act.