In the <em>Washington Post</em>, I look at t<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/13/biden-budget-socialism-lost/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he state of socialism</a> in the Democratic Party:


<blockquote>
<p class="wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy" dir="null" data-testid="drop-cap-letter" data-el="text">Remember Medicare-for-all? Just a few years ago, it was the Democrats’ hottest idea. Now it has nearly fallen out of public discussion. Socialism, which was noisily advancing in the Democratic Party, is silently beating a retreat. . . .</p>
</blockquote>



<div class="article-body" data-qa="article-body">[T]he party’s left wing has spent much of the past few years fooling itself about its ascendancy. Sanders did well in the 2016 primary because he was running against Hillary Clinton. He fizzled in 2020, when she wasn’t in the race as a foil. . . .</div>


What’s the state of socialism in the Democratic Party?

The Corner: Drizzle on the Left

Loading...