There was a revolution in the United States of America on Tuesday, but it wasn’t of the sort that Bernie Sanders has been preaching. From coast to coast, voters in the Democratic primaries rebelled against the notion that political extremism is a virtue and moderation is a vice.
The stunning 10-state triumph of former Vice President Joe Biden, even in Texas, where he had spent only $100,000 — and in places like Oklahoma, Virginia and Massachusetts, where he hadn’t campaigned — shows the depth and breadth of America’s yearning for the return of decency and dignity to the White House.