For the past year, the Republican Party has behaved as though it is determined to abandon its best principles and alienate voters for years to come. The derailment has been so spectacular that it’s easy to miss that Democrats are also veering in a direction that is ominous for both themselves and the country.
Though Bernie Sanders lost the presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton, her victory came through capitulation. On issue after issue, she did her best to defuse his appeal by embracing his ideas and his rhetoric. That strategy worked in the primaries and, thanks to the self-destructiveness of Donald Trump, probably won’t keep her from winning in November. But it promises to be a burden on her presidency and her party’s future. Steve Chapman explains.
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