Democratic Congressional leaders aren't going to make life easy for
John McCain this year. In the next few months, they'll be rolling out vote after vote on things like stem cell research and global warming, according to Raw Story, in an attempt to put McCain at odds with the conservative faithful in his party.
This would be the first time in recent memory that Democrats have campaigned with
teeth, but it does throw into question whether or not the kind of "change" the liberal presidential candidates talk so much about will be possible in a political climate that remains
unchanged in terms of tactics and discourse.
This is well-worm Republican tactic, one that the GOP mastered in the 12 years they controlled Congress, and now a dose of medicine they're being force fed by
Harry Reid and
Nancy Pelosi.
Not that we'd expect the Democrats to play nice; it's just a complete change to see them wage a successful electoral campaigns, let alone
two cycles in a row.
The outcome of this election isn't certain by any means, but what's undeniable is that the Democrats have the wind at their backs and yet to blow it. Not that we'd put it past them, but they're at least we can say the political cogs are turning as they should be.
