The Illusory Middle

His mistake is the same one that the last two Democratic candidates for President--Gore and Kerry--made. The assumption (shared by too many campaign consultants) that the way to woo those in the center is to move towards the center. Arianna Huffington, I believe, has a point when she advises, "Instead of targeting the swing voters he should target the unlikely voters." But I would argue there's nothing wrong with targeting the swing voters. What's wrong is ... Full Story »

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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

An interesting point, well argued and reasoned, from a seasoned political watcher and former editor in chief of The Nation. I hear similar arguments in Democratic circles fairly regularly.

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