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Dems Must Reconnect to Populist Soul

Democrats are afraid to say that government can do good: Frank

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2009 2:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – To save health care reform, Democrats need to remember what the real issue is: making the government work for average people, writes Thomas Frank for the Wall Street Journal. Health care is the Democrats' signature issue because it is quintessentially populist—a leveling of the... Read full story »

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