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11/08/2002 Archived Entry: "Even more post-election coverage"

Patrick Ruffini comments:

There's something politically stupid about these developments, and it's not just the folly of alienating the sensible center just because it hasn't been tried before. Rather, it's the notion that you can build a Democratic majority on the cheap ? ratchet up the rhetoric a little, get that Gore + Nader vote out, and win. While this strategy seems to be the most explosive, in fact, it's the most passive and intellectually self-abnegating the Democrats could adopt. It's mirrored by Judis & Teixeira's recent book, which calls for Democrats to bide their time, and simply trust that the electorate will catch up with their base voters.

The comments are good as well.