Gettysburg, again: four decades after the South started going Republican, its influence is receding as the North becomes more Democratic. (Which is why the Democrats aren't moving right.).(2006 ELECTION SPECIAL)

THE REVOLUTION IS OVER.

After 12 years of GOP control of both chambers of Congress and a majority of American governors' offices, the Republican era has finally imploded. And while it was accelerated by self-inflicted wounds from bribery and a child-predation scandal, the Republican demise was chiefly caused by a congenital self-denial about the growing disconnect between the party's pursuit of power and the inability to deliver on its promises. Simply put, the GOP could no longer sustain a majority that elevated public relations over policy performance, mantra over ...

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