DEMS/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joe Biden is in and the race is on for the Democratic nomination for president. Now the field of 20 candidates must strategize their way forward in the take-no-prisoners era of President Donald Trump. With the leader of the free world unconstrained by niceties, unabashed in name-calling, and unpredictable on Twitter, how do Democrats respond and avoid a repeat of 2016? We’ve heard it in the hit series ‘Game of Thrones’: ‘It’s hard to put a leash on a dog once you’ve put a crown on its head.’ It’s true — President Trump is living proof; he’s already referring to Biden as ‘Sleepy Joe.’ Trump will engage in bare-knuckle campaigning and Democrats need to take off the gloves and be prepared for a fight. As for what Democrats should do now, some things are standard in the primary process. Having worked in communications on the presidential campaigns of the last three Republican winners of the Iowa Caucuses, I have learned a few nonpartisan rules of the road for the early primary states. Keep in mind: Free advice is generally worth the price.”
–Alice Stewart, “How Trump complicates the lives of his Democratic rivals,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, April 26, 2019 7:22 pm