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July 9, 2008 | Posted At: 10:45 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: Campaign '08

Obama The Lefty

2147126021471261slargeSome folks in education like Obama because he seems so reform-minded and centrist.  But not everyone would put him out there at the brave leading edge of Democratic centrism:

"Whatever disappointments one has with Obama (and there are sure to be more to come) -- he unquestionably represents a leftward shift relative to the sort of national candidates the Democratic Party has been putting forward in recent cycles." --Matt Yglesias (To The Center)

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