Trump Wants a Referendum on the Economy—and Sanders May Give It To Him

Bernie Sanders promises Medicare for All, student-debt cancellation and a shift to renewable energy, which could make Trump a moderate on economic issues, writes Greg_Ip

In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump put the economy front and center in his bid for reelection. The speech had its share of hyperbole, but the economic case Mr. Trump laid out was sound and the political appeal obvious.

Economic growth, while not spectacular, is solid. Unemployment is the lowest in 50 years, and wages are picking up for a wide range of workers, not just the highest paid. Many of the trends for which Mr. Trump took credit began before he took office. Nonetheless, voters typically...

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