Why the Democrats keep losing and the Republicans keep falling short of a mandate

In the current issue of Commentary, Joshua Muravchik takes an insightful look at last year’s presidential race (“Why the Democrats Keep Losing”). As an aside, Muravchik provides a history of the New York Times’ view of presidential mandates:

Several of the President

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