Another bad week for Democrats. After the latest debates “No candidate received a polling bump,” according to Morning Consult analyst Anthony Patterson, and the inestimable Michael Barone analyzes the various constituencies -- often conflicting -- that make up the present Democratic party. It appears that Joe Biden still is far ahead of the pack.  He’s added to his memorable gaffe list, this week referring supporters to a website which doesn’t exist, again calling Theresa May “Margaret Thatcher” and saying that poor kids were just as talented and intelligent as “white kids.” He capped it off with saying there were “three genders” and when a young woman asked him to name them, he forcibly grabbed her arm. At the same time, numerous statements he made in the past which appear facially racist (not “dog whistles”) keep propping up, probably ferreted out by his party opponents.  Stuff like...(Read Full Article)