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Always listen for the day-after adjectives, which give a clue as to how candidates and issues will be framed in the future. In talking about Chris Christies win in New Jersey, the Washington Post writes of pragmatic, as opposed to ideological, governance. But in describing Bill de Blasio, the media uses the adjectives left or left-leaning. In an era when almost all economic gains are going to the very top, when poverty is increasing, and when median household incomes are dropping even with two wage earners, to be in favor of raising taxes on the wealthy and providing better schools to everyone else should not be considered left. Id call this pragmatic. By the same token, to be against raising the minimum wage -- as is Chris Christie -- is not a sign of pragmatism. Id call this ideological.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:07:09 +0000

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