Return of the Prep

"And what about the Republicans? After years of being routed by uncouth Texans and nutty evangelicals, the old Protestant establishment is roaring back. The George Bush who summers in Crawford is a discredited lame duck. The George Bush who summers in Kennebunkport has been vindicated on matters of foreign policy and fiscal responsibility. Why, perhaps this calls for a regatta!"

In The New Republic, Michael Crowley wonders if Ned Lamont's rise in Connecticut marks a cultural shift.