tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post2643992488746325423..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: So Much For the Decline of the LeftUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-79502821851951789962009-10-06T08:00:19.030-07:002009-10-06T08:00:19.030-07:00There's always a tension between reading elect...There's always a tension between reading electoral results as an endorsement of the winning party or merely a curse on the losing party. In the US context, I think the reading of an endorsement of Barack Obama is pretty clear. For Congress, however, the best reading is almost always one of anti-incumbency - a 'no' vote rather than a 'yes' vote.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-27845027725220320172009-10-05T05:28:32.929-07:002009-10-05T05:28:32.929-07:00By the way, in the context of the US, I think this...By the way, in the context of the US, I think this suggests that there is a serious danger for the Democrats in over reaching. We're seeing that with the health care thing. The landslide victories in 2006 and 2008 have not resulted from a significant shift to the left by the electorate but rather the middle staying where it is ideologically but switching parties. <br /><br />This has resulted in a lot of frustration and anger in the left wing of the party.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.com