The art of governance is equal parts policy and politics. You can’t govern effectively without both. As presidents or parties adopt positions they consider wise and palatable, a significant aspect of the equation is forcing the opposing party to take a stand, to either agree or embrace the opposite: policies that are unwise and unpalatable. Ordinarily, issues tend to favor one side by a small margin. Public opinion on steps to improve the economy, national security, international relations, and a host of other areas generally fall along straight party lines, requiring the majority to carefully and scrupulously calculate how to make policies stick. But Donald Trump has become a glaring exception to the rule – and Democrats are suffering for it.
Democratic Resistance Is Beyond Futile
Joe Biden created a mess on so many fronts, and that has spoiled…
