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“Bipartisan”

'Unless something surprising happens, Terry McAuliffe will win Virginia’s governor’s race, Bill De Blasio will become New York City’s mayor, and Governor Chris Christie will win an easy reelection in New Jersey.

'Here’s another prediction: De Blasio’s victory will be dismissed by most pundits, while Christie’s and especially McAuliffe’s will be touted as a vindication of “centrist” politics. We’ll hear new calls for something called “bipartisanship,” a term applied to policies which are opposed by most of the electorate but have the support of corporate-backed officials from both parties. “Bipartisan” policies include unpopular cuts to Medicare and Social Security, a reluctance to invest in jobs and growth, and unseemly and harmful tax breaks for corporations.'

 

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