Biden-Buttigieg Dream of Congress Unity Runs Into D.C. Skeptics
- A unified Washington ‘unrealistic where today’s politics lie’
- Tribalism, gerrymandering and big money hinder bipartisanship
Joe Biden speaks at the Teamsters Vote 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum Dec. 7.
Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images
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Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg are selling voters on their ability to unite Democrats and Republicans around their agenda. But current and former members of Congress have a message for them: Dream on.
Biden frequently tells voters that if President Donald Trump is defeated, Republicans will have an “epiphany” and work with Democrats. Buttigieg, in a 30-second spot appearing in South Carolina, vows to “unify the American people” around pocketbook issues, gun violence and immigration.