If you need an example of why Democrats just faced a resounding election defeat, look at what happened recently to Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton. He’s a Democrat.

After former President Donald Trump’s reelection victory, Moulton gave several interviews surmising about the Democrats’ losses.

He told a local NPR station that his party was “out of touch” with the views of most Americans.

In an interview with The New York Times, he got more specific about where the left’s ideology is out of step with much of the country. “I have two little girls,” Moulton said. “I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”

Indeed.

It didn’t take long for the backlash to hit, with some in mainstream media labeling his comments “controversial.” One of Moulton’s top aides reportedly resigned. And the head of the political science department at Tufts University called Moulton’s office and said he would no longer send interns to work for the congressman.

While progressives may want to smear Moulton as a hate-monger, his........

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