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Pols and Voters Are Reviving Political Center  

Posted May 10, 08 12:00 PM CDT in Politics    Editor's Choice

(newser) – With Barack Obama and John McCain continuing to roll out bipartisan rhetoric, this election may soon see the return of the political center, the Wall Street Journal reports. More voters are also registering as independents, and Internet donations from ordinary citizens make pols less beholden to special interests on the right or left.

Simple interaction may do the trick, too. If lawmakers raise cash online, they don’t have to return to their home districts as much. Instead, they can spend more time together in D.C. Says one rep: "When you get to know somebody as a neighbor, or your kids play together on the soccer team, it's harder for you to go on the floor and call them names."

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Pols and Voters Are Reviving Political Center
Michael Bloomberg, left, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are declared Republicans but have governed like independents.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Pols and Voters Are Reviving Political Center
Barack Obama and John McCain may be able to return American politics to the political center.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Pols and Voters Are Reviving Political Center
Barack Obama and John McCain may be able to return American politics to the political center.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Pols and Voters Are Reviving Political Center
Thanks to Internet contributions, congressional members may be less beholden to special interests.   (Index Stock)
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