If you pulled a Rip Van Winkle last fall and woke up today, you'd be stunned by the new Democratic Party and its sudden embrace of uber-liberal ideas. Suddenly, it seems, much of the party is championing radical-sounding proposals with cool slogans, gargantuan price tags and little chance of becoming law. What excites the base (left or right) can become an albatross during the general, when candidates usually pivot to the center. And make no mistake, we're talking about policies that were too far left for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Such spats will be quickly forgotten, but unless there's a course correction, the debate over the Democrats' image as an increasingly left-wing party will echo for a long time to come.

Source: Fox News February 26, 2019 08:26 UTC