Source: Common Dreams
by Sam Rosenthal
“Nearly exactly a year later, two narratives have taken hold about the electoral wipeout Democrats experienced in 2024. The first is the Democratic Party, weighed down by an unpopular and enfeebled presumptive nominee who had overseen unpopular foreign wars and economic carnage at home, failed to articulate a vision other than ‘we’re not Trump.’ The second is that Democrats, after routing Donald Trump in 2020, moved too far to the left, losing the coveted ‘moderate’ vote and the entire election. Progressives have stuck mostly to the first narrative. As political director at RootsAction, I was among the first group of detractors encouraging Joe Biden not to seek a second term as president.” (11/05/25)