The 2020 Democratic presidential primary was often described as a contest over whether the country needed a return to normalcy or sweeping change.
Joe Biden may have found a way to split the difference. Democrats have proposed or enacted trillions of dollars in federal spending, usually under the seemingly nonideological auspices of coronavirus relief and infrastructure.
That tack has provided Mr. Biden a way to enact an ambitious policy agenda without sparking the kind of ideologically divisive fight that has derailed the first term of so many recent presidents. If the polls are any indication, he may be pulling it off: Around 60 percent of voters appear to approve of Mr. Biden’s big spending initiatives. CONTINUED
Nate Cohn, New York Times
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