Last Friday in the Beltway Confidential blog I called attention to the letter signed by Democratic Congressman Jared Polis and 20 other Democrats, 19 freshmen and one sophomore, opposing the $554 billion supertax on high earners included in the House Democrats’ health care bill. That letter is featured prominently in
the lead story in today’s Wall Street Journal, headlined “The Democrats’ New Worry: Their Own Rich Voters.” Here’s something to keep in mind. Barack Obama’s winning 2008 majority was a top-and-bottom coalition.
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