Democrats Embrace Political Radicalism the People of Chile Rejected

A soldier stands guard inside a school used as a trial vote polling station ahead of the Sept. 4 constitutional referendum in Santiago, Chile, on Sept. 2, 2022. The sign reads 'Constitutional Referendum 2022.' Ivan Alvarado/Reuters

Commentary

Chile just refused to ratify the “most progressive constitution ever written,” and it wasn’t even close. Voters rejected radicalism by an overwhelming 62 to 38 percent, with the poor and indigenous populations voting no in greater numbers than the well-off. Good for them. Chile’s future would have been in direct peril had the constitution been ratified.