1 You had to drive leftish to position yourself far enough down the fairway to get a pitch into the green.

2 By embracing leftish causes that were too extreme for the American mainstream—from unfettered abortion to affirmative action—the Democrats cast themselves into the political wilderness.

3 It adds up to just what we might expect, in fact, from a talented, energetic and fashionably leftish folk-rock group.

4 EastEnders, once renowned for gritty realism and giant characters, is now awash with pygmies acting out absurd leftish fantasies.

5 So, at worst, a bitter contest could merely reinforce the gridlock, with a re-elected, more leftish Comrade Obama pitted against a still more intransigent Republican Congress.