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" The New Republic. In 2000, Too Many Liberals Told Themselves Election Didn't Matter. Will The Same Thing Happen In 2012? The presidential election of 2000 still makes me angry. Mostly that’s because of the grotesque way it ended, with five Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices shutting down the Florida recount. But partly that’s because of the liberal apathy that first put the outcome into doubt. Throughout the campaign, plenty of liberals told themselves the election didn’t really matter, because the differences between the two candidates weren’t that stark. A few of them even voted for Ralph Nader.
History proved that these liberals were wrong. That is why I hope every progressive and, really, every concerned citizen will read the latest issue of the Washington Monthly. The authors – including Dahlia Lithwick, Dave Weigel, and frequent TNR writer Harold Pollack – generally assume that Republican presidential candidates are serious about the promises they make on the campaign trail. Update: Readers are having a terrific debate about these issue in the comments section. The Stump.
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