“We should not be carried away with a sense of pure euphoria.” Each time the Democrats win control of Congress, we get a raft of promises — student debt relief, universal health care, climate legislation — with none delivered. BT’s Ben Becker warns that while satisfaction at watching Republicans lose is warranted, irrational hope in what Democrats will achieve risks repeating the cycle and leading to the return of Trumpism – or something even worse.

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