If Hillary can't win the nomination - and it's clearly very, very hard for her - she's basically a stalking horse for McCain. She's preparing the demographic ground for McCain, by getting white working-class Democrats used to (if you will) not voting for Obama.
Rich LowryWe believe in the power of 21st-century international norms. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes in the power of lies and brute force, and implicitly asks, in the spirit of Josef Stalin, 'How many divisions do international norms have?'
Rich LowryParents are the most likely to be victims of the violence of their mentally ill children.
Rich LowryBecause liberalism typically doesn't sell in American presidential politics, liberal candidates tend to run as culturally conservative centrists.
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