Wondering about your premise that the Democrats were handicapped by ideological purity. You’d have to look at it candidate by candidate I guess. I’m sure Tester tried to meet his Montana constituents where they are. Kamala Harris told voters she owns a gun….
Ben, thank you for such a thoughtful, well-considered analysis. You cover a lot of ground here. I am particularly struck by the evidence you cite on the poor performance of Democrats in charge. I am thinking about Gavin Newsom, often held up as a future national leader, and my feeling that he hasn’t done a good job in CA, most particularly the homeless, the raging housing crisis, and subsequent population flight.
Wondering about your premise that the Democrats were handicapped by ideological purity. You’d have to look at it candidate by candidate I guess. I’m sure Tester tried to meet his Montana constituents where they are. Kamala Harris told voters she owns a gun….
Ben, thank you for such a thoughtful, well-considered analysis. You cover a lot of ground here. I am particularly struck by the evidence you cite on the poor performance of Democrats in charge. I am thinking about Gavin Newsom, often held up as a future national leader, and my feeling that he hasn’t done a good job in CA, most particularly the homeless, the raging housing crisis, and subsequent population flight.
Keep writing. I am proud to be related to you.🧡