The most important losers in American politics
http://dervishcom.blogspot.com/2011/12/most-important-losers-in-american.html
On Nov. 6, America's presidential election will produce a winner and a loser. But it may take decades to know who was which.
The Iowa caucuses on Tuesday are the first formal step in winnowing the GOP field for that general-election matchup with President Obama. Certainly, every candidate — from surging Rep. Ron Paul of Texas to Republican establishment favorite Mitt Romney — wants to win. But winning an election is a narrow definition of success. A triumphant candidate may be stuck in the policies of the past and become no more than a footnote to history; the losing candidate can be prophetic and end up transforming our politics.
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