On Sep 2, 2010, at 10:52 AM, SA wrote:
> This produces the classic political dynamic, where debates on critical issues play out with the right making broad ideological appeals and the left appealing to facts and pie charts. The right's ability to mobilize ideology is almost always what causes it to win these debates (when it wins).
But I think the "ideology" taps into "common sense" - received wisdom, imprinted patterns, cultural/political instincts. That's why it's so easy for the right to make it work for them.
Doug