Where the Democrat’s Civil War stands — and where the candidates are

Now he’s done it. Again.

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is back, and he’s kicking open all the differences lurking within the Democratic Party since well before “Bernie Bro” became a pejorative for Those With Her in 2016. At such a moment, it’s good to take stock of which candidates are officially in the 2020 race, how they fit into the idea of cultural-political theory, and, from there, how they might survive the head to head with Trump.

For our purposes, we will only examine those who have officially declared their candidacy as of February 19, 2019. We’ll assign them a cultural-political category, but also caveat that with firm vs. soft designations — that is, some of these political and presidential candidacies still have time to shift their categorical designations as the primary kicks in and they adjust to the pressures of the factions with the party.

But first, read up on my emerging approach to culture and politics. Then, keep this in mind:

Dogmatist candidates will likely lose against Trump — these candidates are perfect foils for Trump and his culture war approach to politics. They will alienate the undecided voters essential for national victory and spook every part of the Democratic base they don’t directly stand for.