Gee Jim, I'm surprised you picked up on that. You're absolutely correct: The political goal is to dismantle the ideology of conservatism as a failed approach to government.
If things improve, Obama will use the power of the presidency to make the argument that the republican party was not on board - he'll be standing next to democratic challengers and making this argument next cycle. They are also politicizing the census to redraw districts more favorably for democrats. They're going for the knockout punch.
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