Democrats have positioned themselves for a blow-out election based on three broad principles:<\/p>\n
1. They’re not Republicans; and they’re not led by George W. Bush.<\/p>\n
2. They promise competence over ideology.<\/p>\n
3. They recruit strong candidates from across the political and cultural spectrum.<\/p>\n
That kind of big-tent approach makes for powerful politics.<\/p>\n
When you have Kirsten Gillibrand — a fairly conservative Democrat from upstate New York — working in sync with Barack Obama — a fairly liberal Democrat from urban Chicago — it’s a tough coalition to beat.<\/p>\n
The challenge will be translating the Democriatic “mandate” into policy — if November 4th does indeed turn into a blow-out.<\/p>\n
What, exactly, do all those very different Democrats stand for, or want from their government?<\/p>\n
There’s a lot of pent-up hunger among progressive groups for their issues and their $ priorities to be at the top of the list in Washington DC.<\/p>\n
Can Democrats harness all those conflicting forces and keep them in line? Can they avoid the intoxication and temptation of power?<\/p>\n
Joe Biden says Barack Obama will be tested within six months. The big test may come from within his own party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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