If you’ve paid any attention at all to politics over the last year, you would think that the American people had clearly shifted to the left and rejected the basic underpinnings of conservative philosophy. That would be a mistake:
How skeptical are the American people of bigger government? So skeptical that even Democrats are evenly split on the question. The Republican ‘brand’ may be badly tarnished, and voters are clearly more prepared than any time in recent memory to consider expanding government. But Republicans retain a basic advantage: the clear majority of Americans are on their side when it comes to dramatically expanded government services. Which will make the Democrats’ new ‘New Deal’ a tough sell even in what is shaping up to be a very good year.
