article_snippet.sent: And I guess if you look at where the country was 10 years ago, We definitely are.
article_snippet.sent: Like others, I had foolishly hoped the upcoming general election would be one defined by bold ideas.
article_snippet.sent: But at the end of the day, it's about votes.
article_snippet.sent: If that holds true in 2016, "winning" is going to feel very strange.
article_snippet.sent: Once again, our democracy is vexed by a woefully inadequate two-party system.
article_snippet.sent: I know Barney Frank and others have said "Frank and others're winning" but sitting here, watching the life being sucked out of democracy year in and year out feels more like a defeat than a victory.