The party must change its ways.

[Jirel]

12. Another Dem who doesn't get the assignment.

Half the blame lands squarely on the Democratic Party.

Failure to put PARTY RESOURCES to necessary organizing.

Failure of some of its members to accept ANY criticism or accountability for what could’ve/should’ve/would’ve been done if the party had been organizing in more inportant ways than just courting money for candidates, as it has done historically from time to time.

Failure of its leadership and party workers and volunteers to come out swinging, which could *change* the media narrative about a disorganized party sitting on its hands.

Failure to see past the whiny “OMG, I’m being criticized” to “Well crap, I could’ve been doing better - how about I change how I act?”

If the Democratic Party can’t get its act together and take back both houses and a ton of local and state leadership this midterm, guess what? At its most opportune moment to GO DO SOMETHING USEFUL and get easy votes through demonstrating competence and leadership, it will have utterly failed the assignment. Then people might as well start looking to socialists, greens, or whoever. The only leg up the Democratic Party has on them, if it fails that assignment, is the inertia of having more public officeholders still in seats than the competition. Size, tools, history, and fundraising capacity mean nothing if the Party can’t overturn an actual UNPOPULAR AND GROWING MORE UNPOPULAR BY THE DAY fascist minority under those conditions.

Your attitude is exactly the arrogant attitude that the Dems are the only option, when WE have failed to prevent this murderous disaster and may well lose the entire war unless we are very, VERY careful, bold, and strategic.