Candidate Trump showed that so-called electability is no match for electricity and a relentless focus on the electoral college. ADADFour years later, Democratic candidates, party leaders and primary voters have been seduced into the trap of focusing on electability. Former vice president Joe Biden leads the field on electability: 45 percent say Biden has the best chance to beat Trump. Biden lacks electricity, but owns “electability.” Democratic voters are buying it, despite his shortcomings and the humiliating snub by the president he served. ADADJill Biden, too, whistles right past policy debate and into the heart of electability while campaigning for her husband.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2020 16:07 UTC