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Same thing on the left as republicans used to do on the right, pander to their base using social issues? >> if they do, i think it will be a mistake, just like if the republicans pushed it. this is a different world right now. people are out of work, people are frightened. we are going broke as a country and i think people in their guts know that. whether you pander to the right or to the left with social issues, i think strategically it will backfire politically. >> i agree. it is the economy, economy, economy. let's go on to "the washington post" open-ed by fareez zakaria. in the middle east...