In recent days Democrats have closed ranks and turned their attention to November. Not a moment too early. Still work to do to unite the party, but the momentum is in the right direction. Bernie and Biden have been at the center of this unity process.

In leaving no light between themselves and Trump, Republicans are effectively putting their fate in his hands this November. It could turn out to be a calamitous bet in the near and longer term.

The current fight over the next stimulus bill will have far reaching ramifications. McConnell and his Republican mates would like to limit it to small business aid. Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Democrats, on the other hand, are resisting this narrow casting of the bill. They argue that it should include aid to working people as well as to cities and states that are on the front line of the pandemic and the economic crisis. We should support their efforts. We have tools to communicate to our legislators, friends, and media outlets.