America's Left, no longer left for dead

America's Left, no longer left for dead
by Stephen Collinson
2 hours, 9 minutes ago


WASHINGTON (AFP) - For years in the United States, liberalism was the political persuasion that dared not speak its name, but now the Left is buzzing with hope and proclaiming the death of "the conservative era."

Republicans, from the 1980s onward, demonized even the term "liberal" as the left took a pounding. More recently, President George W. Bush's political guru Karl Rove was among those talking of a permanent conservative majority.

But emboldened by helping Democrats capture Congress last year, public anger over Iraq and Bush's woes, progressives, as they prefer to be called, are in the mood to celebrate.

"The conservative era is dead, may it rest in peace, or not," said Brad Woodhouse of the liberal group Americans United for Change.

Progressives believe Americans are gravitating toward their positions on healthcare, the war and economic and trade issues, debunking what they say is the myth that America is a conservative country.

"Karl Rove's fantasy of an enduring majority on the right has collapsed. (Americans) are moving towards progressives in large numbers," said Robert Borosage, co-director of Campaign for America's Future (CAF), which is backing a three-day conference of 3,000 liberal activists here.

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when MSM "had" to acknowledge the left, liberals, or progressives, it was always in a negative, condescending tone.