The Democrats have a strong party tradition during the New Deal and Great Society of making great electoral gains when they focus on these kinds of questions . President called inequality the ` ` defining challenge '' of our time but has downplayed it since . Elizabeth Warren : Democrats have been wary of making the issue their focus . He believes Warren is right to emphasize it , and it could be a winning strategy for Dems . Clinton : When GOP has supported programs like Social Security , it has suffered .
President called inequality the ` ` defining challenge '' of our time but has downplayed it since . Elizabeth Warren : Democrats have been wary of making the issue their focus . He believes Warren is right to emphasize it , and it could be a winning strategy for Dems . Clinton : When GOP has supported programs like Social Security , it has suffered .