A Self-Confident President and Nervous Voters

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Dan P. McAdams's explanation of the Republicans' appeal to voters through the redemption narrative offers a fascinating insight into President Bush's re-election, but I believe there is an additional element at play: the reason why the narrative hit home so strongly at this moment in history ("Redemption and American Politics," The Chronicle Review, December 3). I believe it is because many Americans, including the productive and well-adjusted subjects of McAdams's

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