The State of the Democratic Race: February Edition

It is clear that the Democratic Party is divided. The results of Iowa and the polls in New Hampshire tell us that the two factions are settling. For the center-right neoliberal wing of the party, it is Mayor Pete Buttigieg, to the eternal annoyance of the Clinton wing.

The progressives are settling on Bernie Sanders, the self-described Social Democrat. Calling him an FDR Democrat is also accurate. In fact, I hope he will abandon the social democrat monicker and just go all-in on Franklin Delano Roosevelt. That, of course, is his decision.

Of course, none of this is settled. We will need to see what happens tomorrow with the New Hampshire primary. But this looks like the top tier.

What about Joe Biden? I think at this point we can almost say goodbye to Joe. His firewall is South Carolina, and his argument is that he is the most electable. However, I suspect he is done. He is already having trouble with the donor class. And they are turning towards Mayor Pete…and Mike Bloomberg. Even if Bloomberg is using his own money.

Elizabeth Warren is also in the second tier. She may also start to fade away. This is going to depend on what happens in tonight’s primary.

The battle is between the present and the future. The present is a nation dominated by corporations and money. It is a captured government, with authoritarian tendencies. The future looks more like the past of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. That was a nation that not only took…