Nick Denton: How to beat Bush:
The Democratic candidate for president should appropriate the traditional Republican values of limited government, individual liberty, and fiscal responsibility.
Because these Republican positions are up for grabs.
Nick is right: these positions are up for grabs, because the Republicans in Congress and in the White House have largely abandoned them. The fatal flaw in Nick's theory, however, is that there is no Democrat who can credibly embrace these values either. Name a Democrat who votes against spending hikes. Then name a Democrat who voted this year against the largest expansion to the already-hungy entitlement monster. And then name one who really, truly embraces "liberty" over the nanny and regulatory state.
If you've got a name that answered all three questions, I'd like to hear it. I'm certain it's none of the Nine Dwarves.
Nick says if such a candidate existed, "he would not survive the Democratic primary." That's probably because he wouldn't be a Democrat. Looks like it's going to be another Libertarian vote for me in 2004.
Posted by wasylik at August 12, 2003 06:42 PM | TrackBack