Today's politics are conservatives vs. liberals. Conservatives believe in freedom from government except when it comes to social issues while liberals believe in freedom from government except in economic issues.
How do we get it so American politics become libertarians and populists?(The libs being pro-free market, anti-welfare, pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, and anti-war, with the populists being more socialistic, pro-welfare, puritanical, and pro-war.)
Furthermore, what OTL politicians would go where? Would George W. Bush be a libertarian despite his stance on gay marriage? Could Obama be a populist with his stance on abortion?