Going into the presidential election, one of the big debates was over whether President-elect Joe Biden would govern as a more or less traditional liberal or end up being pushed to the far left by the base of his party.

While his early Cabinet picks have no doubt been liberal, they also have not come from the socialist wing of the party. Despite talk of Sen. Elizabeth Warren becoming treasury secretary, Biden went with Janet Yellen. He has not yet tapped Sen. Bernie Sanders or one of his followers for a prominent position. Indeed, his selection of Neera Tanden to head the Office of Management and Budget enraged Sanders supporters as much as it did conservatives.