In the grand scheme, I'm thinking they've overplayed their hand too early....had it been 15 yrs from now - when the common core dunces hit the booth, it would have worked.....there are still too many of us bitter clingers left....for now
That said - we might see a resurgence of moderate dems.....because clearly the partys veer to the left hasn't worked for anyone
Oh I think we might.
The most powerful politicians in Washington DC right now are Joe Manchin and Mark Warner.
More power than Obama, more power than Boehner or McConnell, more power than Pelosi or Reid. They just need to convince a few more Dem Senators that the party's very survival depends on forming a "gang of six", who would agree to negotiate with Republicans.
And I'm not talking about impeachment, I'm talking about the threat of veto overrides. They could return the party to relevance, which is a prerequisite to returning to power.
It's the Democratic Party, not the Republicans, who must neuter Barack Obama. The party's very survival now depends upon this.
And now is the time.
This doesn't involve wisdom, it involves survival instincts-something at which Democrats have always excelled.