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In Trump’s Second Midterm, Democrats Are Looking for Fighters
With primary season underway and the November midterms rapidly approaching, debates are heating up over which kind of Democratic candidate can gain enough support to beat Republicans. Two divergent strategies are emerging– in one, candidates to the far left promising to overhaul the political system will rally disengaged voters to head to the polls in record numbers. But some established Democrats worry the new class of leftist candidates’ more radical views will alienate centrists and ultimately benefit Republicans in the midterms. Last month in New York, three self-described democratic socialists won House primaries in blue districts, prompting moderate Democrats to release a letter stating, “We are capitalist, not socialist.” At a time when more than half of Democrats report being dissatisfied with the direction of the party and 80% are in favor of “tearing down the economic system” (according to a Times/Siena poll), the midterms will prove to be a pivotal bellwether for the future of the political party.
The New York Times
Tim Balk
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