Friday, January 18, 2013

DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY

From PoliticoBut almost as soon as the echo of Obama’s inaugural address fades and he becomes a lame duck, Democrats are going to have to face a central and unresolved question about their political identity: Will they become a center-left, Democratic Leadership Council-by-a-different-name party or return to a populist, left-leaning approach that mirrors their electoral coalition?

Democrats must decide whether they want to be principally known as the party of Rahm Emanuel or the party of Elizabeth Warren.




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