What caused the shift of America's political "center"?

[fredamae]

5. I will affirm that is

my belief.
They've managed to drive out the honest pols and replaced them with their own bought and paid for reps--in local Cities, Counties, State and of course Federal Govts.

It no longer matters whether you call yourself a Dem or Repub--statistically and proved by Votes--you are likely not working for the people who elected you, but rather those who "hand-picked, groomed and paid you off"

Many (including me) were and still are too willing to ignore, forgive, rationalize and forget our Own Party Leaders bs...We need to change that.
Sometime burying ones head in the sand is the least frightening thing we can do but it's getting us absolutely Nowhere fast.
Accept our harsh reality and get to work, imo