Chris Bowers on "New Democrats"

[yesthattom]

I’ve been trying to find the words to say this for the longest time:

It is probably horribly cynical of me to write this, but I came to believe that the main reason “New Democrats” bought into neo-liberalism was not because it appeals either to swing voters (it doesn’t) or the Democratic base (it doesn’t) and not because it improves standards of living across the board (it doesn’t), but so that they were able to stay financially competitive with Republicans during the next election cycle. Coming out for free trade early in a campaign was like yeast for the New Democrats--it made the dough rise.

http://www.mydd.com/story/2004/7/30/11567/0731

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[sierra-nevada.livejournal.com]

whistles a few bars from It's money that matters.