The moderate squad: swing-state Democrats wary of leftward path

Trump’s racist attacks on four progressives lit a fire but many say the middle of the road is the best way to the White House Two years ago, a chastened group of Democrats came to Berryville, Virginia. In a town of 4,300, in a Republican district they hoped to win, they unveiled a new economic agenda – A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future. It was their roadmap back to power in 2018 – a populist pitch to voters who left them for Donald Trump. Related: Class politics is rising in America. Trump hopes a culture war might stop it | Bhaskar Sunkara Continue reading...