* This is, as we well know, a mid-term year, and Dems are perforce encouraged. Since Trump’s re-election, Dems nationally have flipped some 30 state legislative seats. GOPsters have flipped none. A major factor: independent voters breaking for Dems.
* Another rationale for optimism: Over the last decade, we’ve seen that GOPsters vote a lot less reliably when Trump is not on the ballot.
* The Democratic Party’s two best speakers: Pete Buttigieg and David Jolly. But both come with major caveats: The former is gay in an anti-woke politisphere; the latter is a former Republican.