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Democrats Try To Strike A Balance Between Transformational And Sane
We’ve often talked before about this next election being about a referendum on Trump being just too darn crazy. We’ve also often talked about how Americans seek out candidates for President who are most transformational; almost never best qualified
And we think we might’ve been wrong in thinking people might just be looking for someone sane (maybe even boring) this time around: with experience and proven competence being high on the list. (Which it usually isn’t). Or even the only thing on the list.
By that measure, we’d suggested Joe Biden would be the best opponent for Trump. After two still largely meaningless debates, our thinking has evolved a bit. And we’re beginning to see Biden as the Mitt Romney of this election cycle. Competent, and decent, but just not inspiring enough not to win.
On the other hand, the crowds in attendance, and people we discussed the debates with, did seem excited by those with new ideas. Who would really try to change the U.S.A. Most notably, Elizabeth Warren.
And why not? Why should Democrats be shy about proposing significant new policy ideas? Because Trump…
