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We’ve published a story examining Joe Biden’s belief that the source of the nation’s ills is Trump, not the broader Republican Party. Other Democrats see deeper problems: a GOP overtaken by Trumpism, complicit & a problem before Trump nytimes.com/2019/05/04/us/… via @nytimes
We decided to write this story to scrutinize part of Biden’s message: that he is a bipartisan-minded leader who’d work with Republicans to restore normalcy in a post-Trump DC. A lot of Democrats think he’s naive, & out of touch by referencing a once-moderate GOP that is no more.
As @ShaneGoldmacher writes, many House & Senate Rs vote almost in lock step with Trump, even as he has cast aside party orthodoxies like free trade, and once-establishment Republicans like William Barr have adopted some of Trump’s false & conspiratorial talking points.
.@brianefallon sees it this way: 
If you want to send feedback on this article, please email me at pdh@nytimes.com. Thanks. nytimes.com/2019/05/04/us/…
