With U.S. mid-term elections coming up, and most reliable forecasts showing that Democrats will likely lose the majority in the House and several seats in the Senate, there’s a big unanswered question about whether there is scope to advance a progressive social policy agenda in a bipartisan environment. The experience with health reform was not hopeful, still I offer you this poll. Vote and share your thoughts in the comments.
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Education reform definitely seems most likely to me. Both sides now seem to be supportive of merit pay and holding teachers more accountable to their pupil’s performance. Likewise, education has significant implications for the United States’s future economy, something Republicans support, and education has traditionally been a central issue of the Democratic Party, given it’s value in improving social mobility.