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Dem Whip Durbin: The Democratic Base v. The American People

Discussing whether the president should seek conciliation or confrontation with the Republicans, Democratic Senate Whip Dick Durbin said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that

It?s clear our base feels very strongly about the president taking a firm stand.... Meanwhile, the American people are saying, ?Come up with a solution.? He?s torn between competing interests in the body politic.

A number of observers have pointed out, as Michael Goodwin just did in the New York Post, that Democrats ?learned nothing from the historic shellacking voters gave them.? But Dem Whip Durbin (no, I did not say dimwit Durbin) does seem to have learned that a wide chasm now separates the Democrats? ?base? and ?the American people.?

Full post as published by Discriminations on November 21, 2010 (boomark / email).