"The US Is Moving Left Despite Republican Gains"

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+The US Is Moving Left Despite Republican Gains

by William Saletan at Slate/Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-is-moving-left-despite-republican-gains-2014-11

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Republicans won big in the 2014 elections. They captured the Senate and gained seats in the House.

But they didn’t do it by running to the right. They did it, to a surprising extent, by embracing ideas and standards that came from the left.

I’m not talking about gay marriage, on which Republicans have caved, or birth control, on which they’ve made over-the-counter access a national talking point. I’m talking about the core of the liberal agenda: economic equality.



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[BillZBubb]

1. Wishful thinking. The republicans usually run as moderates.

That's the only way they can win. But they always govern from the far right.

They don't give a squat about income inequality. They don't give a damn about the environment.