With Defeat Looming, Democrats Retreat Into Fantasy

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The Federalist: With Defeat Looming, Democrats Retreat Into Fantasy

Let's go to our happy place

 

By David Harsanyi NOVEMBER 3, 2014

With prospects of Republicans recapturing the Senate a chilling reality—though certainly not a given—I’ve noticed a number of pundits, including, the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson, embrace some conventional self-soothing myths about our political situation. Each one means to reaffirm liberal intellectual and moral superiority and rationalize events that aren’t exactly going according to plan.

Republicans Scaremonger. Democrats Appeal to Reason

It is inconceivable voters could be unhappy with Democrats’ recent body of work or the content of their message. A GOP victory will sit atop a mandate-free edifice of anxiety, hate, rage, and lies. “Republicans are conducting a campaign of atmospherics,” Robinson explains. “Be afraid, they tell voters. Be unhappy. Be angry.”