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The Big Goodbye: Why Some Abandon the Right

Conventional wisdom holds that people tend to drift rightward as they age. But as Michael Tomasky suggests, ideological migration can involve a shift from right to left as well.

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There are facts usually hidden from view that would move at least some people to the left, writes Michael Tomasky. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File / AP Photo)