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I am not going to write a full column today; instead I thought we could all gather together in the comments as we all watch the returns come in throughout the night.<\/p>\n
What I am hoping for in the results (in a sort of “big picture” way) is that all<\/em> Democrats do well. I want to see progressives and D.S.A. candidates win, and I want to see establishment and mainstream candidates win. I say this because if all of the various wings and factions within the Democratic Party manage some victories here and there, then this will largely avoid a huge round of finger-pointing and blame-gaming. If one faction or the other does well but the other one doesn’t, that could exacerbate the rift between the two, so I am hoping that won’t even be possible because Democrats do well across the board.<\/p>\n Right now, even before the results come in, we are actually experiencing a rare and brief moment of total Democratic Party unity. Because everyone<\/em> in the party — progressive, establishment, lefty, centrist, Democratic socialist, whatever — has now come together to speak with one voice.<\/p>\n One voice condemning in the worst possible terms<\/em> the betrayal by Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan. We can all<\/em> agree on that, right?<\/p>\n (As I said, join me in the comments section throughout the night, and let’s all hope for the best!)<\/p>\n