I have often heard that the Democratic Party cannot win with just the left, but neither can it win without the left. Joe Biden should write that on the blackboard a hundred times. He has launched a crusade to trash the left of the party as represented by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. If he succeeds, he may go down in the history books as the savior of Donald Trump.

This conflict within the party is not just about policy and ideology. It is also generational. Bernie and Elizabeth speak in the future tense. Biden speaks in the past tense. If Biden trashes the left, those who are the future of the party will take note. They may support him; anything is better than Trump. But forget about enthusiasm. Elections are won on intensity and enthusiasm. Look at the blackboard, Joe. You cannot win without the left. Beware.

Randy Cunningham,

Cleveland