Wake up, Democrats: We’re in big trouble, and this is how to fix it
Let’s dispel the notion that if Democrats only had a different nominee the world would be set right on its axis. No matter what kind of Democrat you were, it was a bad night on Tuesday. Populists Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Zephyr Teachout (the Bernie Sanders of New York) lost winnable races. Standard-issue progressive Katie McGinty fell in Pennsylvania, as did moderate Patrick Murphy in Florida. Outsider Jason Kander succumbed in Missouri, and so did insider Evan Bayh in Indiana.
If you share an affinity with any of these brands of Democrat and believe you don’t need to reassess — wake up! Democrats are in their worst shape in terms of officeholders at the state and federal level since Reconstruction. Something has to change if we are to be competitive in elections…
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