The genius of the American two-party system lies in its ability to allow for self-correction. Both major parties consist of coalitions with their own agendas, and electoral success relies on finding the proper balance. Electoral defeats, especially surprisingly substantial defeats, almost always result in retooling to meet the judgment of the voters and reorienting toward the factions with the most connection to the mainstream.
Almost always, that is. Democrats are off to a bad start when it comes to this self-correction, especially in Salem, Massachusetts. Democrats in Seth Moulton’s district want him burned at the stake (figuratively) for daring to state that he doesn’t want his daughters competing in sports with biological males. For that, the chair of the Salem Democrat Party as branding Mouton a “Nazi cooperator,” the Boston Globe reported…
