California and New York Show the Ugly Face of ‘Progress’

Don’t be fooled by the dozen people on stage for Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate. For now, this is a two-person contest between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, who have distanced themselves from the rest of the pack in national polls and in the early-voting states.

We know that many liberal elites, particularly in the media, would prefer to replace President Trump with a hard-left Democrat like Ms. Warren. But if Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016 taught us anything, it’s that the political preferences and sensibilities of the Washington press corps...