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Heh. Wishful thinking. The Democrats lost both houses of Congress and (more) state houses because they pushed the government further to the left than the peop
by gozur88 11y ago
Heh. Wishful thinking. The Democrats lost both houses of Congress and (more) state houses because they pushed the government further to the left than the people were willing to go. If Ted Cruz is elected we'll have the most conservative president since Reagan.
- diego_moita 11y agoClearly, you didn't read the article and are answering to the title.
- gozur88 11y agoOr I did read it, and I think it's wrong. This kind of triple bank shot wishful thinking on the part of leftists is kind of amusing, where every defeat is actually a victory, because something something Republican something. The reality is the country is quite a bit more conservative than Peter Beinart wishes it was. This: >But it is louder than it is strong. Instead of turning right, the country as a whole is still moving to the left. is simply wrong. Barack Obama did not change the American political trajectory. The only thing he did that will last beyond January is the ACA. And even that won't last in its present form. This is the sort of article people of all political persuasions like to read as they're getting a good ass kicking. "I'm not losing. Look, his knuckles are getting a bit bruised."