[lbo-talk] Hillary steps away from Israel Lobby

[Michael Smith]

On Sat, 2007-10-13 at 17:14 -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Oct 13, 2007, at 4:45 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> 
> > But isn't that triangulation in a nutshell -- talking out of
> > one side of your mouth to primary voters, and the other to
> > general-election voters?
> 
> Not really. Triangulation was originally about taking a third  
> position, different from D and R Congressional delegations. 

But it wasn't just about splitting the difference, was it? Or have 
I misremembered? It was more about keeping a foot in both camps -- 
keeping mutually antipathetic constituencies in your tent. IIRC. 
That was the old '92 miracle -- We can have our cake! And eat it 
too -- eat it raw, in fact, and make it like being eaten.  


> What bone  
> did her husband throw the primary voters in '92? He was all about  
> distancing himself from the old New Deal/Great Society liberal wing  
> of the party in favor of a new centrism. This time, Hillary feels  
> like she has to do something to please the left in the party. She'd  
> obviously govern as a loyal zionist, but it does suggest that the  
> left has gained, and the right has lost, a little power and  
> credibility over the last 15 years.
> 
> Doug
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