Democratic leadership needs to stop with the Goldilocks politics

President Trump is polling terribly. Republicans are on the ropes when it comes to the midterms. There are cleavages in the Republican Party between MAGA, those that are sick of MAGA, and those who don’t think MAGA has done enough.

The economy is terrible unless you are rich. Inflation is up. Grocery prices are up. Wages aren’t rising. People still can’t afford homes, cars or health care. And a lot of people are going into debt just to survive in America.

You would think that Democrats would not find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. But with less than six months until the midterms, Democrats are ostracizing incumbents and candidates that seem to take stands. It seems that you can’t be too progressive like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and also that being a moderate like see Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) basically makes you a MAGA.

Add to the mix the Democrats watching Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner having survived their cancel culture attacks on him to become the presumptive nominee. Meanwhile, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.), a progressive and perennial thorn in the side of Democratic leadership, leads a recent poll of Democratic contenders for the presidency in 2028.

Finally, in red state Kentucky, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has a 65 percent approval rating, despite having very progressive views on social issues.

One would think, with all these superstars and rising stars, that Democrats would feel........

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