I am not too familiar with the MVT and would like to know more. >From what I gather, this theorem says that the political parties should both move towards the center of the liberal/conservative dichotomy. Seems logical enough. Is this right?
If so, then what explains the polarization that this article is talking about: http://slate.msn.com/?id=2060047? I found the 2D model of the house and senate especially interesting and was very surprised at the white space in between the two parties. Jason