Una de las ideas centrales de la izquierda

La gente de a pie es demasiado imbécil o ignorante para saber lo que le conviene, incluyendo a quién votar, y por suerte están ellos para decirles cómo deben vivir sus vidas:

It's undeniable, of course, that voters frequently want contradictory things — lower taxes but more services, for example. Voters often dislike Congress but vote to reelect their own congressman (a trend that does not seem to be holding this year). Politicians have always known that it is easier to motivate voters with emotion than with facts.

But the liberal contempt for voters that is bubbling to the surface this year is actually reflective of something much more significant. The reality is that much of contemporary liberal policy is based on the idea that Americans are just too dumb or too venal to be allowed to make decisions about their own lives. They must instead rely on a benevolent, all-knowing government to make those decisions for them.