article_snippet.sent: With Washington gridlocked over almost everything and congressional Republicans standing firm against any further expansion of domestic policy, the odds of Congress passing another New Deal or Great Society are minimal.
article_snippet.sent: It will take a lot of work by Democratic voters and activists to change the numbers on Capitol Hill so that liberal ideas stand a chance of passing.
article_snippet.sent: Liberal Democrats have found more political space to move forward with Liberal Democrats initiatives.
article_snippet.sent: But many liberal Democrats are uneasy about embracing this trend.
article_snippet.sent: Outside Washington's more conservative environment, political conditions in many parts of the United States are producing important opportunities for liberalism to flourish.
highlights_snippet.sent: Washington is gridlocked and leans conservative .
  