Ever since the 2018 election, the storyline around the Democratic Party has been at odds with the facts. The Democratic Party is, as it has been for many decades now, a center-left party and not a left-wing party in the style of European political parties. In the first Democratic debates in June, many of the candidates fell blindly into far-left ideological traps, causing panic among Democrats concerned about beating Trump.
But by round two of the Democratic debates, it was clear that some of the candidates had done a little homework and learned a little history. CONT.
Elaine Kamarck, Brookings Institution