I understand why Democratic politicians don't tell voters this--they need for people to be idealistic and inspired--but the reality is that it will take at least 4 years just to fix all the messes that Trump has created, and much, much longer for some of them.
Moreover, the fiscal hole that the GOP has created with its tax give-away means there will be no money to pay for anything. The mainstream media will be closely allied with Republicans in opposing new spending initiatives and making deficit reduction the order of the day.
There is zero chance that MMT or anything like it will be adopted to pay for stuff. It will have to be done the old-fashioned way by raising taxes, which will be painful. protracted and incremental. Republicans will engage in scorched-earth policies the whole way.
Democrats are expecting Blitzkrieg when they retake the White House, but Republicans are planning for trench warfare.
