The 2012 Election Is Not An Epic Ideological Clash

Ezra Klein, BloombergEzra Klein is a columnist and blogger at The Washington Post and a policy analyst for MSNBC. His work focuses on domestic and economic policy-making, as well as the political system that's constantly screwing it up.To listen to the candidates, the
2012 election is an epochal clash between irreconcilable
worldviews. It is the Alliance against the Empire, the elves
versus the orcs, the forces of capitalism battling the forces of
compassion. They're right about one thing: The 2012 election matters. A
lot. The winning party will probably reap long-term political
benefits from holding…