Sen. Bernie Sanders at the Capitol in December 2017. By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer February 28 at 12:45 PM Just because President Trump has been credibly accused of a widespread pattern of obstruction, lying and financial crimes, and because many of his policies are hugely unpopular, it doesn’t mean Democrats have the 2020 election locked up. Seriously.
One way that Democrats could hinder their cause would be to run someone who is ethically-suspect or non-transparent. Failure to release tax returns — something Sen. Bernie Sanders hasn’t found his way to doing — would be a huge gift to Trump. Likewise, misrepresentations on government documents or about one’s own career would put points on the board for Trump. If you’ve screwed up, as former representative Beto O’Rourke admitted to regarding a past DUI, it’s better to confess now. Completely.
It would be a particularly egregious error for Democrats to identify with proposals that are non-starters . It’s an unforced error with no upside. If you have to go so far out on the left-wing to attract support, chances are you’re not making the case effectively to an electoral majority. This does not mean, as Sanders’s apologists would have you believe, that the alternative for Democrats is a socialist or Republican-lite candidate.
They seem to be by rushing left to LA LA land
I guess Jennifer’s column is - finally - no longer called The Right Turn? Well that is something.
They can't win but they will spend billions trying
Yeah putting up the most popular politician in the country is a terrible idea...
begging the question?
Hell no
I hope the democrats keep going on their baby killer, socialist and anti-America tirade - TRUMP 2020!!
Looks like Bernie was so unelectable DNC had to steal the nomination from him and hand it to the anointed one. What hypocrisy.
Yeah because they’re stupid. They don’t want to beat the electoral college they just want to stick to their principles.
Note this...if Dems run Bernie Sanders, Trump will win 2020 and numbnuts Pence will win after that.
No
Democrat's means garbage bags of politics
You write like a high schooler
Democrats are little fascists. Don’t vote for them. Only the naive and easily fooled do.
Why start now? Might give the Republicans heart attacks.
Wow awesome to read another steaming hot pile of wisdom from a never trump conservative. Keep it up!
They have no choice. They are pushing lies. Eventually the lies catch up with you. Trump has TRUTH on his side. Eventually people will learn the truth; difficult as it may be to hear.
The more harder the try the more easier it will be. No try, much more easier. You decide.
Bernie woulda won
The difference between Socialism and Communism is: Government dominates business in Socialism and Government owns business in communism. Not much of a difference. The GND is government Ownership of vast segments of business it's really communism.
With sanders you better belived, .
must easy
'Democrats could hinder their cause would be to run someone who is ethically-suspect'. Is that a typo? Did you mean 'ethnically-suspect'? If a party can't run on issues, then what are we expected to vote on, a pretty face? Don't forget to vote in the 2020 Presidential Pageant.
But Sanders isn’t a Democrat right? Which is it?
Any time there’s an opinion piece about Democrats, why is the face chosen for the articles NEVER a Democrat? For the last fucking time, Bernie Sanders isn’t a Democrat, he has said so himself and the ‘I’ after his name speaks for itself.
The policies that Bernie Sanders and other progressive Democrats support have broad majority support. They are not political risks. The only political risk is lack of vision and lack of inspiration so no one shows up on Election Day.
Smells like Bernie propaganda. Nice try Jennifer
Disdain for political pragmatism will damn us to 4 more years of Trump. I doubt there's time b4 the election to educate the masses re what Democratic Socialism is & isn't, which millions equate with Communism. Can't overcome ingrained ignorance in a heartbeat.
Who has hacked this account? These last three op-eps posted might as well have been written by Diamond & Silk, they are so bad.
President Trump is so worried about 2020. How do we beat *open borders *abortions of viable babies *making cars planes and steaks illegal *anti-semitism *gun confiscation *70% tax rates *tripling of utility bills *socialism fully embraced with Open Borders
Well - if the choice is between Bert Biden and Ernie Sanders - You said it !
Democrats kill babies.
With all this socialism talk, whether intentional or not, they are making it easy for realDonaldTrump. Essentially this article is saying that dems should hide who they really are in order to get elected. Pull the wool over Americans' eyes while lying to them irredeemable
Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat.
They sure did when they ran a corporatist shill. Surely you aren't advocating to do that again, right? Because that would be pretty damn stupid.
Leopards don’t lose their spots
We're still coming for your money, Jeff
JRubinBlogger would make a great Sorkin character. But this fantastical idea that Democrats should run close to “center” to beat Trump is pure nonsense. Running an establishment moderate is what LOST Dems 2016. It’s time for moderates to fuck off and pick sides. election2020
You're aware the democrats won popular vote, right?
The fractured country has more fractures in its fractures. Come together on this singular issue of not wanting Trump re-elected.
Opinion: Democrats must ideologically conform to my personal beliefs.
The candidate deemed most 'electable' by op-ed writers lost to someome who wasn't even trying to win
Maybe if they didn't go full blown communist they wouldn't make anything easy.
Translation: We need to lie about our being radical socialists, especially when Venezuela is melting down...
Must Bernie have made it easy for Hillary?
I love Bernie, but he really should stay out of it. Sadly, 'socialism' is a dirty word in the US, even though everything from public education to social security is socialist. For that matter, so are income taxes.
JRubinBlogger it’s time to hang up the pundit gloves. go to bed.
Bernie is not a democrat.
Opinion | Must The DNC media make it easy for President Trump. WaPo is officially the media outlet for Democratic National Congress, bought and paid! 😂😂
Oh, also....this argument would have left AOC watching yesterday's hearing while bartending instead of beating Joe Crowley and crushing it on the House Oversight Committee. So there's a little perspective for you.
So we can lose with the guy who beats Trump by 10 in all polls, fills stadiums from coast to coast and raised $10 million his first week. Or we can win with a bunch of poorly-polling no-platform corporate suckups. Got it. No one under 50 thinks socialism is bad, you lunatics!
Wow.... still pissed that Bernie forced you to pay the people who earn the billions of dollars you have a living wage?
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