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A great analysis. What's perplexing is why a significant portion of the traditional core of the Democratic party -- working people -- seem to believe that Republicans better represent their interests, and deserve their votes.

In a democracy, it is not enough to think right thoughts; you have to be voted into office, so you can do right things. For at least the past eight years, Democrats have been fixated on a long list of divisive litmus tests to measure ideological purity, while Republicans have focused on winning elections.

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It's sad to say, but three's a lot of truth in what you say. Of course, I would phrase it differently.. The Democrats are talking principle, the Republicans prejudice; That's never a fair fight. But I agree with you--fighting is not enough, only winning wins!

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Mar 5, 2022·edited Mar 5, 2022Author

Comment from reader "Steve." There are a lot of generalities in the article with which I would agree. Two push backs. First, there is a limit to deficit spending; at some point you pay the price, either as an increase in the % of the budget that must got to debt service or as destructive hyper-inflation. Two, I believe that every society (from Russia to China to Norway to the US) has a percentage of the population that cannot “succeed". How each government (or society) addresses this huge group has been the pivot point.

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What underlies the Romney Camp thought? Is it ignorance, greed or what ? Could those of his ilk truly believe 47 % are simply takers with no ambition .

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