Wonder Land: Joe Biden’s campaign depends on enough people hating Trump to transfer national power to the Democratic left. Images: Getty Images/NY Post Composite: Mark KellyThis is a particularly dangerous time for my Democratic Party. It could find its 2021 agenda stymied and its congressional majorities threatened in 2022.
Back in 1964, the Democratic Johnson-Humphrey ticket rode a one-sided victory over Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater to historic 1965 achievements with Medicare, Medicaid, the Voting Rights Act, federal aid to education, and a package of programs that became the Great Society and War on Poverty. Those milestone initiatives, along with the 1964 Civil Rights Act, had been proposed and debated before the election and a national consensus had formed behind them.
Contrast this with 2020, when policy proposals have gained traction in the Democratic Party without evidence that they are anywhere near being accepted by a majority of the American people. Many are at odds with positions long held by the middle Americans who constitute much of the party’s mainstream liberal/moderate majority.
Major Democratic leaders, and many in media, have characterized President Trump as relying on a political base of white supremacists, gun nuts, religious extremists, and other “deplorables,” to use Hillary Clinton’s term. To the contrary, he was elected and sustained by a broad coalition of voters who were simply fed up with establishmentarian candidates and policies. Mr. Trump’s ascension, coupled with the Democrats’ near nomination of Sen. Bernie Sanders, represented a vote for discontinuity.
Based on his 2016 campaign, I had expected that Mr. Trump would give the U.S. this sort of discontinuity for four years. In the interval, I hoped my Democratic Party would rethink its own agenda to get straight with the moderate voters who had defected to Trump in 2016.
opinion The MediaBias is terrible. Investigate LaptopGate BidenCrimeFamiily
kiloloyc opinion him...no comment to ur journal as u destroyed ur credibility
opinion The true answer is the GOP couldn't restrain a dangerous trump who had dangerous thoughts about dividing the country just so trump could avoid paying taxes and showing his tax returns.
opinion Endless worry about Dems restraining party left ,although they always have ,less about Rep restraining right though they have let Trump and his racist ,fascist ,open crooks run riot for the past four years .
opinion Okay. But Trump as not articulated anything different than what he's been doing the last 9 months of Covid-19, which is basically nothing. You assume Biden is overly influenced by the left when history does not support this. Trump OTOH has no plan, no policies and NO LEADERSHIP.
opinion Nope.
opinion THIS MORNING, In talking with my minority friends, THEY ALL remind me, these are the Democrats fear politics, they are fear mongering us, BIDEN “they are going to do this to you”, well, we are minorities and we will vote for the lesser of two evils. Biden go to hell!
opinion Trump told one lie after another in last night’s debate. He did so about the virus, North Korea, China, Russia, climate change, his own health care policy, Joe Biden’s health care policy, Biden’s finances and the immigrant children who were separated from their parents.
opinion Depends on one's definition of radical.
opinion Keep on thinking what Democrats have long thought. We'll keep getting the same old shit.
opinion That is the only reason he is the guy, they will do with him whatever they want!
opinion The far left, the demagogues, iconoclasts and terrorist sympathisers have already taken over the left, Biden is but a prop to make them look respectable. If Kennedy would be alive today, he would be a Republican, the Democrats do not exist anymore Vote2020
opinion Bullshit! Progressive liberals represent the majority of the democratic electorate. Green new deal is our only hope to survive.
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opinion What debate did you watch? Trump did not offer a solid plan (or any plan for that matter) to rectify any of the issues (i.e. COVID, healthcare, racism, the economy, global warming) that our country is facing. We need a LEADER! BidenWonTheDebate
opinion TVD is so disconnected from reality! USA needs radical changes; what we have in place, patches, etc. do NOT work for us, but for 1% rich/big corporations/Wall Street/etc. (who preach against Socialism, but support it for themselves (see stimulus)). WE NEED RADICAL CHANGE in US!
opinion Congress, large corporations and Wall Street are all indifferent to the suffering of the American people during this pandemic and financial crisis.
opinion I have to tell you that the writer has no clue what Americans want. First off, we need good jobs and lower taxation so we can provide for our children and allow us to save for retirement and we need to end street crime and lawlessness to make American safe again.
opinion Voters do not want Donald Trump. Full stop.
opinion Biden has too many negatives
opinion No he can’t.
opinion The angry polarization comes from media & far left politicians when they don’t agree with something. And then u have the far right looms. BUT U don’t see anger at an escalated level from level headed moderate Dems or conservative Republicans. Research & think about that!!!!
opinion Lots of big plans and big promises from a guy who hasn't accomplished a damn thing for over 40 years besides sit at the lucrative public trough.
opinion Maybe if we didn't have a radicalized right wing bent on destroying everything the government does to stop us from dying, we wouldn't have to fight for our lives against our own peers and family members.
opinion Sensible leadership? That ain't Trump. That's never gonna be Trump. BidenHarris2020
opinion It’s this drivel and Peggynoonannyc that caused me to cancel. The WSJ and republicans care more about tax cuts and the Uber wealthy than average Americans and the planet. You are dinosaurs.
opinion That's total BS, this country has been divided for 20+ yrs by bias, divisive politicians on both sides of the aisle, along with the fake, bias BS media. Neither will stop, it will only get worse & the divide/hate will continue
opinion Radical policies like health care? The Idiot Boys at WSJ opinion are spinning like tops.
opinion I only read the headline. I think a good many people (voters) want “radical” changes to energy policy in the face of the human-induced increase of global temperatures, and the “radical” introduction of a healthcare safety net for all. But call them “common sense” not “radical”
opinion How far has the GOP gone to the right that the center left looks radical to them?
opinion If you dream Trump can restrain the most dangerous threat to America.... it's high time for a psychiatric evaluation.
opinion No he won't:
opinion Biden is a Trojan horse and if he wins he will quickly be deposed and Kamala Harris inserted. That was the plan all along. Harris was chosen because she has no principles and will do whatever the powerful interests that control the Democrats want. It will not be good for America.
opinion Yeah sure another lockdown and mask mandate. Corona 4 ever is the solution
opinion The far left wants health care for everyone and a strong middle class. The far right wants to... checks notes... enslave or kill everyone who’s not white...
opinion Listen: An editorial page corrected by the publication's OWN reporters has jumped the shark. NoCred
opinion I find this kind of hard to believe. Most people seem to want more polarization
opinion Rest assured , Biden will do everything in his power to ensure he prevents the left from giving people healthcare.
opinion Yes he can. Vote for him.
opinion Maybe a better is why didn’t the GOP control Trump? Collectively, they could have done much to prevent the Covid mudslide of death and absolute bottom out of our economy, and help those in desperate need. Instead we got Moscow Mitch stonewalling every thing, except judges 🤬
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opinion ‘Radical New Ideas’? Like: Banking Regulations? Renewable Energy? Corporations Paying Taxes? Uber Wealthy Paying Taxes? Deescalating Police Officers? Higher Education For All? Medical Care For All? Safe Assisted Living? Clean Air? Clean Rivers? Clean Food? Reproductive Rights?
opinion By “voters” the writer means the top 1%. Majority of people do want healthcare overhaul, an economy that works for everyone and tackle climate change. Denial to acknowledge the problems we face is the real cause of anger and polarization.
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opinion WSJ lost any sliver of credibility they had yesterday when they ran the Russian disinfo. This crap just cements it.
opinion M4A is wildly popular, as is the Green New Deal but sure Wall Street tell us what we want
opinion Voters want new policy. Republicans want to keep the status quo because it favors them.
opinion No. He cannot. Will be a shit show.
opinion Story? JoeBiden answer, 'i never took money from a foreign country' was very BillClinton -esque answer...'i never had sex w/that woman' A spin... HunterBiden was the 💰 source so yeah it may be funneled indirect BUT THE Flow still hit it's mark. BidenCare 💩 LaptopFromHell
opinion Interesting that the riots in the cities stopped as soon as the Dems made their VP choice.....
opinion No, newspaper to the rich and powerful, voters DO want progressive policy ideas. MedicareForAll and freecollege have 70%+ support
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opinion Trump is the epitome of angry polarization and the current troubles of our country are directly tied to his absolute lack of clear policy, let alone sensible or forward-looking policy.
opinion Fact check. No. ChinaJoeBiden is Trojan horse for the crazy libtards to take over throne
opinion Not a Chance! Biden will be removed by Pelosi if ever elected
opinion Voters want a credible newspaper not hell-bent on trying to keep a wannabe dictator as POTUS. Can you recommend one?
opinion Did Joe read from a teleprompter
opinion Well, we know for a fact Biden has a better shot at restraining his party’s fringe than Trump does.
opinion Biden is a frontman for the marxists. That's how they work, they never show their true colors until it's too late.
opinion If I loose, I am going to China
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