1.0link108848<![CDATA[Obama Rides The Wave]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/24/obama-rides-the-wave_n_108848.htmlBarack Obama is riding the leading edge of a Democratic wave, benefiting from a potential -- although by no means certain -- cyclical shift in the partisanship of American voters which could last at least through 2016, if managed carefully.
Extensive studies of past elections by scholars show that there is an ebb and flow in patterns of partisan dominance, periods during which a majority of the public is inclined -- not guaranteed -- to vote for the more liberal Democratic...