Regression

if one dimension fit our politics
and voters lined up neatly, Left to Right
the Clinton bid would not be in this fix
still wondering if she could win this fight
that Trump's a liar isn't in dispute
he doesn't pay his workers what they've earned
but outraged voters couldn't give a hoot
the lessons of the Thirties weren't learned
the Glories of a Past that never were
like Mussolini's fables of old Rome
appeal to the redundant laborer
afraid an immigrant might take his home
the lawyerly evasions don't inspire
Progressives who aspire to something higher