Biden: “Start two years earlier and guarantee two years of college.” This is the kind of clearly stated principle — not programs — that can open up the conversation. And Democrats often get stuck on questions of college education because they forget about community colleges — the gateway to higher ed for more than half of all students. A first-two-years guarantee both respects that and could significantly reduce the total loan burden for people who go further.
So far, an excellent debate — all about substance but in a way that reveals the attitudes and personalities underneath. It’s about what the issues say about them.
–Mark Schmitt
