Every liberal legislative promise from a Democratic presidential candidate comes with an asterisk: the U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON—Every liberal legislative promise from a Democratic presidential candidate—from Beto O’Rourke’s $5 trillion climate-change plan to Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax to Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All idea—comes with an asterisk: the U.S. Senate.
In a Democratic president’s worst-case scenario, Republicans retain control of the Senate in 2020 and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plays the grim-reaper role he relishes, creating a graveyard for Democratic legislation.
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