The difference from 2009, when Republicans managed to demonize everything Obama did, is amazing. Would like to see a serious poli-sci analysis. I can think of several stories 1/
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1382748299111890946
Possibilities:
1. Voters aren't scared of an affable old white guy
2. The populist nature of the policies has appeal
3. Rs paying the price for past deficit hypocrisy; nobody believes their posturing
4. The electorate has moved left
I actually don't know which is right 2/
1. Voters aren't scared of an affable old white guy
2. The populist nature of the policies has appeal
3. Rs paying the price for past deficit hypocrisy; nobody believes their posturing
4. The electorate has moved left
I actually don't know which is right 2/
But it's kind of funny to watch Rs keep repeating the magic words — socialism! job-killing! Democrat party! — in the belief that they'll work if only they say them often enough. 3/
The only people taking Rs seriously are media types who consider policies "partisan" even if 2/3 of voters support them, bc GOP apparatchiks are against 4/
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