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When I worked as press secretary to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) 30 years ago, he would often say the long-term question about America’s sustainability is: “Can the center hold?”

The question now for President Obama and the rest of us after this midterm election is the same: Will the center hold? Or is the center now only the hole in the middle of the doughnut? Some might believe Nancy Pelosi’s decision to stay on as Democratic leader in the House points to more polarization. But she has been effective as Speaker precisely because she knows her caucus and knows how to give each of its members the leeway they need to represent their constituents.

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