The last two years showed how hard it is to govern. With very narrow majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats had to carefully balance competing interests — from Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) on the right to the House Progressive Caucus on the left — to cobble together

Jonathan Bernstein: “You can be excused for thinking her announcement amounted to nothing more than an effort by an oddball political figure to grab a bit of attention amid a fading career.” “I think that misses something important, which is that Democrats tend not to tolerate demagogues. Gabbard

Snyder: "The California Dream" Has Become "The California Cesspool" Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, Once upon a time, California was the hottest destination in the entire country.  Millions of young people poured into California in search of a new life, and

Vanity Fair runs an excerpt from Dan Pfeiffer’s new book, Battling the Big Lie. “The Question comes in many forms, but it always boils down to some version of: Why do Democrats suck at messaging? The Question was usually, but not always, asked politely. Sometimes it came with a series of ideas.

Just published: What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party by Michael Kazin. Kazin to the New Yorker: “I think there’s a reason why Democrats, historically, have seen continuity between the founding years and today. Also, it’s probably controversial for some people, but there is a