The split in the Democratic party seems to be solidifying along the lines predicted by Mike Davis (a centrist faction led by President Obama vs. a progressive faction looking for someone young and blunt). What I have noticed among my friends is that some of them absolutely refuse to learn from 2016.
What should they learn? That if you want to win, don’t nominate candidates with high negatives, candidates voters don’t really like. That if you want young people’s energy and votes, don’t nominate ancient centrists who responded slowly to people of color and gays, centrists who bore listeners.
If you want to win, do what the Republicans do, organize at every level and, unlike either party, work as an exciting progressive national team.
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