NM wrote:
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> A number people have suggested this, more seriously than you, and I think it
> is a shame and a sign of political desparation.
Nick, you pack a lot of stuff in. As you suggest my response was deliberately a bit lighthearted -- but that said, in the context of American politics, "lesser-evilism" has a very specific content: it means electoral support of the Democratic Party and hand-wringing liberal complicity.
Carrol