Jun. 29th, 2004 09:56 pm
How the Democrats lost the heartland
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andysocialThis article (or more accurately, book review) raises some interesting points about the Democratic party leaving the traditional economic stance they were built on, and ending up with no platform at all beyond, "We're not Republicans."
When you remove economics from political platforms, all you're left with is culture and morality. Certainly the once-married teetotaling born again Prez beats out that other guy pretty handily, if that is the measure of the man. I sure hope that's not the only way people determine their new leader, but history shows otherwise.
When you remove economics from political platforms, all you're left with is culture and morality. Certainly the once-married teetotaling born again Prez beats out that other guy pretty handily, if that is the measure of the man. I sure hope that's not the only way people determine their new leader, but history shows otherwise.