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Democrats Need Primaries, Maybe Even Gladiatorial Combat

—Stephen Robinson

This is unbelievably true, and David Hogg is a hero for supporting this:

Democratic National Committee vice chair David Hogg announced his support last week for primary challenges against incumbents in safe seats who he felt aren’t rising to the occasion during Donald Trump’s second nightmare term.

This is an obviously controversial position for a DNC official, and it resulted in predictable backlash. Charles Pierce at Esquire wrote, “The one thing that this time in history doesn’t need is a well-financed primary campaign against safe incumbents.”

With respect to Mr. Pierce, this is the most appropriate time for primary challenges. Democrats lost the presidency, the House, and the Senate. No winning occurred. When a sports team has suffered major losses, you don’t stop having training drills because you’re worried that they’ll be too tired for the actual game. (Besides, Cori Bush and Jamal Bowman all held “safe” seats and still faced primary challenges in 2024.)

DNC vice chair Malcolm Kenyatta announced in February that Democrats should “get to work rebuilding our party: for our future and for our working families!” In the private sector, when an executive talks about “rebuilding” the company, that usually means employees should update their resumes or at least explain what it is they do here. However, in Democratic politics, “rebuilding” apparently means a new coat of paint on a crumbling edifice.

I would add the adjective, "Geriatric," to, "Edifice," but otherwise I agree.

The Democratic Party is currently a failed institution, and without tossing out the consultants, careerist, grifters and leeches that constitute the Democratic Party establishment (There is no Democratic Party establishment), nothing will be fixed.