Progressives have seized control of primary races across the country and are poised to nominate far-left candidates in several winnable swing-state races, including Michigan and Wisconsin. Democratic primary voters have made clear they want "fighters," not safe establishment picks.

That gamble could pay off. But the likelier outcome is the kind of underwhelming performance Republicans had in 2022.

Democrats head into the November midterm elections with significant structural advantages. The party out of power typically gains ground in a president's second midterm, especially against an administration as unpopular as President Donald Trump’s. The economy hasn't delivered the rebound Trump promised, rising fuel prices from the Iran war have been pinned on him, and his immigration crackdown has further energized the Democratic base.

That energy may be getting misdirected. Democratic primary voters are increasingly flocking to democratic socialist or otherwise extremely progressive candidates, wanting "fighters" because they're dissatisfied with how Democratic leaders have, or more precisely, haven't, responded to the second Trump administration.

Democratic socialist wins in New York City and Maine have already been picked apart at length. Now that energy has reached the........

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