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November 20, 2006

Bill Clinton Understands Dem Sweep

Like probably every other blog, we've discussed nearly to death why the Democrats swept the country in the elections and what it all means. We all have our own opinions, but I think Bill Clinton and I are on the same page on this one:

The beauty of the Democratic Party midterm victory, Clinton muses, is that voters said no to ideology. They wanted to move past fearmongering and demonizing toward true debate. "America rejected shorthand," he says. "People are thinking again." But they are not thinking of a set of liberal policy prescriptions. He argues that the election was about more than Iraq and corruption; it turned on the unmet needs of middle-class voters for whom the country "isn't working anymore." And yet no one is exactly sure how to make it work again. "The people didn't give Democrats a mandate," the former president cautions. "They gave us a chance."

Yes! Now let's hope the Democratic Party is still listening to its biggest star in recent memory.

Posted by Becky at November 20, 2006 10:22 AM