I’m talking about trial lawyers. Timothy Carney reports that Hagan (and other Dem candidates) have raised more from them than any other group, and more than their opponents have raised from any industry.

Of course, some trial lawyers help to right wrongs, as in the Duke lacrosse case. Carney’s point is that as an interest group, the trial bar knows that it benefits from having the Democrats in control because they are more apt to expand the regulatory state and consequently create new cases for them than if the GOP is in control. What few Democratic voters realize is that the steady expansion of regulation and litigation gets in the way of their efforts at improving their lot in life.