An emergent progressive majority: Americans are tired of voting against someone. It's time to recruit leaders who'll speak clearly to people's real needs and problems.(THE ENVIRONMENT: DEATH AND REBIRTH)

PROGRESSIVES SHOULD BE Optimistic as we look toward the 2006 midterm elections. A recent CNN/Gallup Poll shows that a record-high 54 percent of Americans believe that the United States made a mistake in going to war in Iraq. Surging gas prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and struggles to keep up with the cost of living are fueling widespread pessimism about President Bush's handling of the economy.

According to recent Associated Press polls, only 28 percent of voters think the country is heading in the right direction. An August Harris poll showed that 58 percent of ...

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