In the New York Times, Nicole Hemmer argues that Republicans have been able to succeed politically even as they take one unpopular position after another, thanks to undemocratic features of our political system and to undemocratic policies and attitudes they have added to that system: “Not every policy that parties pursue is popular. But for the modern Republican Party, almost all of its major policies and political strategies have failed to attain popular support.” …
There are polls that back Hemmer on some of this—but also polls that undermine her. Start with Obamacare. CONT.
Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review