From WSJopinion: Many of the Democratic candidates seem to have forgotten that you can’t win the general election if the stances you adopt in the primaries make you unacceptable to most Americans, writes BillGalston
Two enduring verities govern presidential politics: You can’t win the presidency without receiving your party’s nomination, but you can’t win the general election if the stances you adopt to win the primaries make you unacceptable to most Americans. Winning means finding the sweet spot, the overlap between these two imperatives.
As this column goes to press, just before the second round of Democratic debates, many candidates seem to have forgotten the second half of the equation. They are taking positions that Democrats like...
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