Shrinking Race to the White House
Was hammering out a sentence for something I’m writing in a work capacity on how the central message of left politics has had to shift from the politics of redistribution to take account of the politics of difference/ recognition… of minorities, women, gays etc when I saw this. Edwards is calling it a day. It seems an age ago that he beat Hilary Clinton into third place in the first primary. I know Kit was recently bemoaning the way all Democrats are far to the right of the left here and Labour comrades have no business sticking their beaks in but Edwards was the only real lefty in the race (redistributionist) and now we’re left to the two politics of difference candidates. Edwards can cast his magic over either one in a kingmaker stylee. Meanwhile on the other side (Republican race) there’s an identical story here. Poor Rudy will forever be a textbook example of how not to do it. Anyway as the only person I can think of left in the British Isles who’s never been to the US of A, not sure how qualified I am to comment so I will stop there.
January 30, 2008 at 4:35 pm
I’ve not been to the US yet – neither have most of my family – so you’re not the only one Rupa!
January 30, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Well I have never been to the USA, although, to paraphrase the Bible’s account of Moses’s last days, I have actually seen the Promised Land. First time from the Canadian side of Niagra Falls, the second time from Victoria on Vancover Island, where you could see the Mountains of Washington State.
As for lefty Democrats, have you looked at Barack Obama’s policies?