Mills is pro-filibuster, anti-labor

Republican-lite loses to Real Republican, every time. (Look at the polling)

Maine could do better, but the state party has held its coronation.

Unfortunately, the best candidate, Katie Porter’s former chief of staff, dropped out to run for Jared Golden’s house seat.

battles against Democrats do nothing to add to votes to get republicans out of the majority.

Manchin, and Fetterman is hardly purity.

These Dems have sided with the cons more than any of us would have liked on some substantive issues.

the purists before he got sick of them. Sinema and Manchin were from red states.

Purity Test?

And I suspect that lends itself to traditional candidates more likely to hold more center of party beliefs for better and for worse. It probably washes out in terms of wins and losses, but it doesn't let the Overton window shift as quickly as the public might.

It also hews to the idea that the middle is where elections are won which seems less the case in our polarized era. It's not just gerrymandering in the house, but in how we are moving to states that match our values.

But Manchin! But Sinema! But Fetterman and Vixen! But old guard! But centrist! But Republican-lite! Now bash away! bash away! bash away all!

Waiting for the inevitable conspiracy theories...

Like our pal Fetterman. Otherwise, we get the centrist, Turd Way, blah blah.

And of course, Sen. Schumer cannot do anything right to some.