Surprisingly, he sounds more scripted than Hillary did. Lotta “change,” lotta “new directions,” lotta “real people,” and of course a lot of “bringing together” of Democrats and Republicans, although after a year of watching him campaign I’m still unclear on where the middle ground is on which a lefty like him is planning to meet the GOP. He does promise he’ll listen to us, though, if elected, so let that keep you warm tonight.
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He’s the liberal version of what Huckabee likes to say about himself vis-a-vis conservatism: He may be progressive, but he’s not angry about it. Small mercies.
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