The fact that a lot of Dems seem more interested in fighting other Americans than the Taliban is one of the reasons it's looking like they're going to get wiped out.
a leader of fierce leftist conviction to wage a long ideological war with the Opposition.
Being leftist is the problem, not the solution. I have said many times that a moderate, broadly populist Dem party could turn America into a borderline single party state with how messed up the Republicans are. But instead they just get more and more woke which gives the Republicans a chance.
