There are two great bubbles out there. One – the financial mania that is becoming blatantly reckless, but being a party in prosperity is widely celebrated. The other is the bubble in the political markets which has become amazingly radical. But going the other way, a rapidly growing number are beginning to understand the existential threat to ordinary life, which is making the Left's promotions desperate.
Why are Dems forcing unpopular measures rather than running on policies that would be popular? Campaigning on such ideas would place control back in the hands of the electorate, which is verboten.