Democrats, Elections, and Ideas

By Manon McKinnon

Some Democrats have recently worried out loud about the growing strength of the far left wing of their party. They fear that the angry left is making Democrats unelectable. The victory of antiwar candidate Ned Lamont over incumbent Joe Lieberman in Connecticut's senatorial primary didn't help. Lamont won on a platform of retreat from war and appeasement of the unappeasable -- under the trusty leadership of the UN.