It's the same old story. Americans like winners and despise losers. And that's the case, even if what was one was a pig in a poke.
Jim Farmelant http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com> To: lbo-talk <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] emerging pundit consensus: Reps have some problems Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:13:14 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, Doug Henwood wrote:
> After the Mass election, it looked like the Reps were on the run. Did they
> peak too early? Now the pundits are all declaring the GOP to be in serious
> trouble.
It's astonishing how a big unexpected victory changes the entire frame of reference in politics. The Dr. No strategy of the Repugs was seen as a loser until Mass: "What are they offering? The extremists are wagging the party." After Mass, it was seen as genius: they had all the enthusiasm, the Dems had nothing to show. Now that Obama has won healthcare, the whole frame looks like it might just reverse again. It's like a seesaw. Obama's do-nothingness now looks like steadiness and fortitude. What a difference success makes in politics. It's the true kernal in Rahm Emanuel's thinking. Success makes people see you as successful and makes them expect more success.
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