Republican resilience, Democratic dilemma

In the euphoria of Democratic victory, Shrum seems to have read my last column with something less than the intense scrutiny he normally applies to his ideological opponents’ lightest utterances.

I was not suggesting that John McCain’s super-majority among white working-class voters offered a basis for Republican rebuilding. Just the opposite! I have been banging the drum for a year warning of Republican trouble ahead—and emphasizing the need for new Republican policies to attract new voters, especially college-educated voters.

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