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We had a special election in very Republican and very gerrymandered district a few days back. The outcome is still in doubt because the count is so close, though it looks as though the Democrats lost by a very tiny margin. Delaware county-- the wealthiest in the state (and one of the richest in the nation) with a median household income well into six digits--provided the overwhelmingly Republican numbers that secured this apparent victory. Two points . . . . . So the national media's that declined to dirty their hands covering the Green campaign has been whinging endlessly how the Greens are responsible for the loss. That same media described Delaware County as both "rural" and "working class"--another case when realities are shoehorned into a narrative whereby the uneducated middle-of-the-country rubes were upsetting the applecarts of the enlightened. People should remember this next time their tempted to echo that drooling media idiocy about the dangers of "populism." Cheers, Mark L. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
