They may understand better than we do what it takes to get re-elected in their home districts.

An excellent meal in any neighborhood of any country. I make meatloaf and greens regularly.

In 2024 the Dems gained a seat in the House, and lost senate seats in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio largely because of economic issues, because people foolishly believed Trump when he said he’d bring down the price of groceries and gas.

We lost last time because we didn’t have primaries.

It’s electable in New York and here in Los Angeles, but we need to win the country. Democrats in other places need to appeal to their own voters, and national candidates will have to be in the center to win.

Fair point, but we don’t want to be them. We need to be better than them.

Next time we need help from the local population in a war zone, we won’t be able to get it, and it will be our fault.