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THE Democratic party was always likely to win the White House and a larger congressional majority in 2008. Being by far the most intriguing and persuasive figure in either party, Barack Obama turned that likelihood into a certainty.

Read those two sentences again and burn them into your brain. They will help get you through the next few months of recrimination, second-guessing, soul-searching, and “Whither conservatism?” discussions-including this one.

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John Hood

John Hood is president of the John William Pope Foundation, a North Carolina-based grantmaker, and co-founder of Freedom Conservatism.

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THE Democratic party was always likely to win the White House and a larger congressional majority in 2008. Being by far the most intriguing and persuasive figure in either party, Barack Obama turned that likelihood into a certainty.

Read those two sentences again and burn them into your brain. They will help get you through the next few months of recrimination, second-guessing, soul-searching, and “Whither conservatism?” discussions-including this one.