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Good to post the additional info.

I realize that the US is not the only one. But this is how our political parties line up.

I would say that "leftists" are more like extremists that almost all Republicans will distrust more so than regular Democrats, and "right wingers" are the opposite.

Things have always been better when most seats have been occupied by moderates, during times when extremists don't have a place at the table.