Or maybe, winning difficult elections in and of itself is not interesting enough to warrant a flattering national profile. He won and all he's done since is complain. Consider Goldman and Auchincloss, who get flack from the left but actually put forth some interesting ideas and file legislation.

Congresspeople who retire quickly after a career of doing nothing except scolding fellow Dems is good, actually. In 2026 this seat will be easily held by whatever Dem candidate secures the nomination because, at the very least, the GOP will nominate the most racist freak sociopath they can find.

Bad journalism based on complete lack of understanding the plain meaning of English-language words. Embarrassing. Delete this article.