Don’t Let This Useless Debate Distract You, Democrats

Contributing Opinion writer

Do Democrats want to win this year’s midterm elections? Or would they prefer to indulge in self-involved arguments over the relative merits of capitalism and socialism that are irrelevant to the choices they’ll face if they win power?

It’s hardly surprising that Republicans, including President Trump, have seized upon the victory of democratic socialists in a few high-profile primaries to cast their partisan adversaries as a bunch of reds. But Democrats have no business allowing........

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