As a followup to my last post, Josh Marshall reminds us why that the opposition party runs, and wins, on opposition…
So, while Democrats look poised to take back at least one house of Congress, we all know that this is in spite of the fact that they’re relying on opposition to President Bush rather than on putting forward a positive program of their own, right?
Please.
Seldom has Washington conventional wisdom been a more obedient handmaiden to historical illiteracy.
Let’s say this once and for all, after a deep breath and for the record: In US politics, in off-year elections with unpopular incumbents it is always that way. Always. Hear it again, always that way.