Opinion: It’s time for Democrats to make a huge 2020 choice. (Republicans, too.)
Welcome to Week 7. I’m Megan McArdle. Normally I’d present this in a 146-tweet thread, but in deference to newspaper conventions, I’ll take a swing at writing in paragraphs.
The Commentary It’s been another big week in the race to challenge President Trump. Beto O’Rourke is in , and Joe Biden is inching slowly but surely toward his own announcement . Others are busily touring early-primary states and staking out positions to differentiate themselves from the pack — most notably, Kamala D. Harris, who announced she wants to quadruple the budget of the U.S. Digital Service, the office that makes government technology work better.
All three strategies have drawbacks: The candidates who might speak to the hearts of centrists come across as tepid to a base that wants to see the party charge over the ramparts, sans peur et sans reproche. Identity politics will make it hard to win back the portion of the white working class needed to cobble together an electoral college victory.
Republicans have their own choice to make: Are they going to be the Party of Trump? Short of voting Democratic, the only thing that can save them from such a fate is a primary challenger.Most unlikely, I confess. But it’s not out of the question, so let’s throw names into the hat: Nikki Haley, Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse, Jeff Flake.
Don’t forget to click on the yellow highlighted text above to expand the Ranking Committee’s annotations. Agree? Disagree? Share your thoughts in the comments. We’ll see you for the next ranking. Until then, keep an eye on these big decisions — even if it’s avec a little peur.Henry Olsen: Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign rests on one thing: His vanityGreg Sargent: rump’s emerging reelection strategy? Double down on failure and lies.
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