Jonathan Martin: “It’s the bipartisan truth that dare not speak its name, at least not in public: Republicans and Democrats alike are stumbling into the midterm elections saddled with presidential frontrunners who many in each party dread will be their nominees.”
“Not that leaders in either party will express misgivings about their would-be standard bearers out loud. For now, they’re hewing to what, in congressional parlance, is called “vote no, hope yes” — wishing the matter will resolve itself without them getting their hands dirty. The trepidation, though, is unmistakable.”
“In the closing weeks of this campaign, Joe Biden and Donald Trump have demonstrated why.”
