The real debate will take place when Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders share the stage.
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Paul Waldman: Biden rolls out his radical health care plan
The leading moderate in the race for president has presented a proposal that would have been hopelessly left-wing in 2009.
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Commentary: Democratic candidates Harris, Warren are indeed ‘electable’
Women dominated on both nights of last week’s debates; here’s hoping for a smaller field and other dynamic matchups July 30.
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Marc A. Thiessen: The Democratic debates’ biggest losers? American taxpayers
Never have so many presidential candidates proposed to spend so much on so many.
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Insight: Should people in their 70s run for president? Doctor says: ‘Why not?’
Fewer people are retiring in their mid-60s these days, and those who do can suffer from economic and health setbacks that come from not working.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: American opinion changing on socialism
While income inequality has increased, polls have shown growing support for what once was a harder sell.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Opinion
The View From Here: What are we talking about when we talk about Medicare for All?
Bernie Sanders’ bill is more than health care reform, it’s a restructuring of the national economy.
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Jim Fossel: Centrists are having trouble finding enough middle ground
The left is pushing the Green New Deal, while the right wants to affirm Trump’s emergency declaration.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: ‘Electability’ too hard to judge
Primary voters should pick their favorite and not try to guess who might do best in November 2020.
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Bernie Sanders faces questions about political future
His backers expect him to launch a second run for president in the coming weeks, but he’s now confronting reports of sexual harassment by male staffers on his 2016 campaign.