WASHINGTON, D.C. – The coronavirus pandemic and the nation's crashing economy are scrambling the themes both political parties thought would carry them to victory in November for control of the White House and Congress.
Shattered, certainly for now, is President Donald Trump's ability to tout a brawny economy and record stock market prices as the predicate for his reelection.
The GOP could face a hard time calling Democratic candidates socialists with a straight face as Congress works on a bipartisan, near $2 trillion rescue package that would essentially have government drive the economy indefinitely.
Democrats say they're the party that will protect people's health care, but it's unclear that would be heard by people focused mostly on