Obama Must Ignore Calls to Move to the Center

It’s coming.

There’s been a lot of consternation on the Internets about the possibility that the White House may pick a Republican to succeed Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff, as a good-faith bipartisan gesture towards the GOP. It’s an interesting discussion, as far as it goes.

But all the chatter over Rahm’s replacement really reflects something far bigger than speculation over White House personnel. It’s the first hint of what is to come after the Dems’ expected November bloodbath: An intra-party war among Dems over the real significance of the results, and over how Dems should recalibrate in response. And that battle is not going to be pretty.

The specter of a Republican replacing Rahm, which seems perfectly possible, is irking liberals because it’s a clear hint that…

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