Perhaps the results of one biannual election cycle is an insufficient basis on which to make judgments about whether this is a “liberal” nation or a “conservative” nation. Has our fundamental orientation changed so much since 2008, when “perhaps” we were a liberal nation? In 2012, will it mean another sea-change in our national character if Obama is reelected and the Dems regain the House?
The House of Representatives reflects whichever way the wind is blowing in the six months immediately preceeding the elections. By November 2012, who can say from which direction the prevailing winds will blow?
Perhaps the results of one biannual election cycle is an insufficient basis on which to make judgments about whether this is a “liberal” nation or a “conservative” nation. Has our fundamental orientation changed so much since 2008, when “perhaps” we were a liberal nation? In 2012, will it mean another sea-change in our national character if Obama is reelected and the Dems regain the House?
The House of Representatives reflects whichever way the wind is blowing in the six months immediately preceeding the elections. By November 2012, who can say from which direction the prevailing winds will blow?