“Leftist politicians supposed that ordinary voters with modest incomes facing hard times would believe that regulation and redistribution would help them. Evidently most don’t.”
Considering that the right this election cycle offered them “big government” economic policies also, but in a more entertaining way than the left, the validity of Barone’s statement remains to be seen. By the way, is it all right to point out how far left we have moved lately, or are we supposed to continue to march in lock step.
Agreed. There really wasn't a true conservative on the presidential ballot in the general election. That much was decided in the GOP primary contests, just as it was in 2008 and 2012.
Trump became the only hope to slow down the relentless march to the left. It's not that voters rejected the left completely, but wanted to to cut back on its excesses (especially regarding immigration, national security and the economy), as personified by Obama and Clinton.