The Right Is Wrong to Pin Obama’s Edge on Welfare State

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Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- A lot of conservatives arepuzzled that polls show the presidential election is evenclose, let alone that most show Barack Obama ahead. Soconvinced are they that Obama has failed that they think heought to be out of the running.

This mystery is leading an increasing number ofconservatives to adopt a depressing theory about the futureof our country -- a theory that is fortunately false.