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July 21, 2009

The Liberal Suicide March

David Brooks, New York Times

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It was interesting to watch the Republican Party lose touch with America. You had a party led by conservative Southerners who neither understood nor sympathized with moderates or representatives from swing districts.

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David Brooks and Gail Collins talk between columns.

They brought in pollsters to their party conferences to persuade their members that the country was fervently behind them. They were supported by their interest groups and cheered on by their activists and the partisan press. They spent federal money in an effort to buy support but ended up disgusting the country instead.

It’s not that interesting to watch the Democrats lose touch with America. That’s because the plotline is exactly the same. The...

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TAGGED: Health care, economy, Obama administration, DAVID BROOKS, America, Republican Party

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