Good morning Karen,
from to the WP article:
One veteran of the Carter administration, who preferred to speak anonymously, said, "There's not much question the left will rise again. They took a back seat in this last election, but they're clearly feeling much more feisty. And you can make the case that because the Democratic Party is more dependent on women and minorities, on unions and feminists and gays and lesbians, their issues should be heard."
the last battle was lost, what matters now is the next one.
a good analysis of the demographics in every region of the country will show the Democrats where they need to focus in order to win in the next election.
in this respect i believe that a battle scared and wiser Democratic party could have the upper hand, since the groups mentioned above are more likely to vote Democrat.
But Tauscher, like other centrists, said that "even though many of our base Democrats are mad as hell about the way the election played out, our constituents sent us here to get things done. We won't be a majority party just by trying to stop the Republicans from achieving any successes. The American people have definitely told us they want common-sense, centrist policies, and we have to do that."
this will make the Democrats run under a more conciliatory agenda, not that they would forget the issues of the far left, but simply as a practical matter in order to take control and have a more determinant "say so".
if the Republicans choose to take a more extreme mode in their way of government, will in my eyes, deliver the next election to the Democrats.
Bush has said that he has 3 priorities: tax cuts, medicare & social security. how he approaches these issues will determine if he has a chance to have more than 4 years to do so.
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Editorial
Bush's 3 chances: taxes, Medicare, Social Security |
