In 1994, seeking to wrest control of the House from Democrats, Republicans ran on the “Contract With America,” a conservative agenda, or at least a set of talking points, to rally their base. In 2018, Democrats head into the midterms running on the contract with Stormy Daniels.
It’s not their choice. In fact, the party is percolating with debates on the ways and means to achieve full employment, higher wages, universal health care, financial regulation and a reversal of the decades-long concentration of wealth and power in an American over-class.
How aggressive the party will be in pursuing those goals remains to be seen.