The Left Doth Protest Too Much

[WestVirginiaRebel]

City Journal:

When Andrew Cuomo proclaimed at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, “Our progressive government is working in New York,” he was rebuked by some on the left who questioned his progressive bona fides. But Cuomo, ever sensitive to the way political winds are blowing, was merely adopting the language of the moment among Democrats. As more and more of the party faithful lean further left, Democrats like Cuomo are embracing the term “progressive.” But they also feel the need to reassure voters—as Cuomo and even Hillary Clinton did at the convention—that progressivism actually works. No wonder. In its current incarnation, progressivism largely expresses lofty ideals and exalted goals, while saying little about governing. That might not matter much to loyalists, but to voters who care about government picking up the garbage, filling in potholes, and maintaining public order, governing well is pretty important. The question is whether the 80 percent of voters who don’t identify as progressives buy into the Democrats’ avowals or whether those voters hear these reassurances as a case of politicians protesting too much.

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"It works, really. Why won't you believe us?"

[righteousmomma]

Yeth, they do protesteth too much.

 

Their voters' "austitic literalism" will keepeth them in the dark.