The mendacity of the political left is audacious and delusional. Take this recent view from In These Times magazine, a longtime voice of the progressive left: 

“After New York’s Democratic primary shockwaves, there is no doubt: democratic socialism is on the march in the U.S.,” the headline declared. 

“This summer, a seismic wave ripped through the foundations of an ossified Democratic establishment as a swell of left-wing challengers channeled disgust at party elites to jolt the entire political system,” according to the analysis.   

It gleefully ticks off three recent primary wins by democratic socialists in New York City congressional districts. It goes on to hail other examples of “triumph,” as “(Democratic Socialists of America)-backed candidates won across the state and local levels, with the results sending shockwaves through the corridors of power. As a Fox News chyron blared: ​’SOCIALISTS WINNING EVERYWHERE.’”

When the left starts touting Fox News reports, you know we’re in a world of trouble. Are the socialists going to get tired of so much winning?

No serious political observer believes a few elections in New York City and Colorado will turn the tide for the moderate Democrats who have a serious chance in Senate races in Texas, North Carolina and Georgia. Those who do are whistling past their own graveyard. 

Collaboration versus confrontation. The progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party must find a way to work together.

If progressives........

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