Democrats and the ‘electability’ trap. Can anyone define what it means?

“Electability” is the watchword among many Democrats this spring as they begin to evaluate the ever-growing field of candidates for their party’s presidential nomination. The question of who can beat President Trump weighs heavily in voters’ assessments. But is that the real measure that produces presidents? Electability is an elusive […] Read more »

The Obama moment is gone. For 2020, Democrats need a different kind of magic.

Barack Obama can’t run for president again. But so far, it seems as though the 2020 Democratic primary could be defined by efforts to recapture the magic he briefly seemed to sprinkle over the party. It’s a logical ambition. The former president is very popular among Democrats. Hillary Clinton would […] Read more »