Democrats Need More Than a New Messenger

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The Democratic Party has a split personality. It was on full display Tuesday night. Face one: wacky, ideologically fevered, performatively outraged. Face two: collected, reassuring, conventional-and utterly misleading. The split reflects a deeper problem. Democrats have no power, no leader, no role, no identity. Their presidential candidate lost every swing state and the popular vote. Their reputation is at its lowest level in decades. They are divided: Go wild, or stick with the old playbook? The House Democrats chose derangement. As President Trump delivered his address to Congress, my eyes…