House Democratic Leadership May Lose 2018 Opportunity

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14. I read a somewhat different message in the article.

This misunderstanding of a big tent as something that includes “everyone” – even the villains – could lose House Democrats many key races in 2018. Diversity of backgrounds is absolutely necessary. Diversity of language to describe core Democratic themes is fantastic. But the Democratic Party must consistently be the party of working people by challenging corporate excess, a rigged economy, and specific villains in every community.

Personalizing the message for every Congressional District is the suggested strategy, not a reflexive and simplistic "business=bad" approach, but an approach that recognizes what works in each District. And Wellstone combined this recognition with the knowledge that he had to speak to the voters in his District.

As to Trump versus Warren, or Trump versus anyone, any polling is highly speculative. Warren, like Clinton, has been targeted by the GOP for years now. Is it purely misogyny? I would say it is. In my view, strong female leaders in the US are simply not seen as realistic candidates by many older white people.