The presidential nominating process is as open and democratic as it has ever been, and Bernie Sanders has worked to make it even more so for the Democratic Party
The Democratic establishment managed the nearly impossible. In the course of less than two weeks, it cut off Bernie Sanders at the pass and revived Joe Biden.
That the Democrats managed it speaks to the different mood and dynamic of the party compared with the GOP in 2016. This made it possible for Biden to run on restoration rather than revolution and find an audience, especially in South Carolina, where many voters told exit pollsters they wanted a return to Obama policies.
This was in part because there was no one suitable to rally around. Jeb Bush’s association with the two past presidents of his party was a liability because it played into the charge of dynasty and any establishment mobilization on his behalf would have looked untoward. Besides, Jeb Bush had the poor early showings of Biden without the reservoir of support among a key base of voters, like Biden’s strength among African Americans.
Finally, Republicans wanted to throw caution to the wind. The last two candidates identified with the establishment, John McCain and Mitt Romney, had lost, and the Republican victories in the midterm elections in 2010 and 2014 had delivered less than the party’s base had expected. It was a time for risks and for strong medicine — because, really, how could things get worse?
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