Decoupling the Democratic Party from Progressive Activists Is Easier Said Than Done

This week, Democratic congressman Seth Moulton did his level best to diagnose the conditions that led so many American voters to cast his party into the political wilderness. In the process, he revealed how difficult it will be to remedy them.

“Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” the Massachusetts Democrat told the New York Times. What challenges, specifically? “I have two little girls,” he said, “I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”