For years, left-wing candidates and pundits have complained that the big problem with the Democratic Party is that it just doesn’t energize progressives. The argument goes like this: If you nominate a self-described socialist or a true champion of far-left policies, you’ll mobilize a hidden treasure trove of progressive voters who have been just sitting at home waiting for a “real” progressive to come along—and you won’t even have to talk to a single Trump voter. …
I have just one question for the purveyors of this mobilization theory. Can you give me one example of a competitive election where it’s actually worked? CONT.
Lanae Erickson (Third Way), Politico Magazine