Opinion: How Democrats can pick a winner who can then govern
Democratic presidential candidates Julián Castro and John Hickenlooper in Ames, Iowa, on Feb. 23. By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer March 6 at 12:30 PM It’s sort of refreshing to see new candidates enter the Democratic presidential primary who can tell us not just what they want to do but also what they’ve done. Likewise, Washington Gov.
At the other end of the spectrum, for better or worse, former vice president Joe Biden will have eight years of the Obama administration plus decades in the Senate to run on. Inslee won by only two points in 2012 and then won reelection by roughly eight points with a plurality of independents and 14 percent of Republicans, bringing along 60 percent of self-described moderates. That’s not simply evidence of electability; it’s a recognition of capacity to govern in the real world in a way that excites progressives and keeps the rest of the electorate and legislature from freaking out.
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