The Radicalism of Joe Biden freebeacon.com/politics/the-r…
John Kerry and Hillary Clinton proposed a spending increase equal to about half a percent of GDP at the time, while Obama proposed about 1 percent of GDP. Biden's spending amounts to 1.5 percent of GDP, substantially less than Sanders, but still three times what Clinton proposed
In the 2020 cycle, Biden has not only called for Roe v Wade to be enshrined in federal law, but backed down on his decades-long support of the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions.
Biden's 2020 criminal justice plan, however, takes the opposite tack, aggressively targeting police officers and prosecutors while curbing punishment. Biden would also abolish the death penalty and cash bail.
Biden's move leftward may jeopardize his chances in the general election, particularly among the blue-collar swing-state voters who helped propel Trump to victory in 2016.
