Democrats Work to Blunt GOP Attacks on Global Affairs in 2016

Heather Hurlburt, who studies policy and political discourse at the think tank New America, said Democrats or Republicans trying to influence 2016 should try to do so soon, before the various campaigns lock down all their foreign policy advisers, carve out their positions — and expect the wonks to fall in line.

“This is the moment that, when people have smart ideas and thoughts, there’s an incentive to get them out there in public,” Hurlburt said. “Now is the time for ideas.”