The democratic institution was even more hit with new voices on the far left appearing to join the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders. The losses are not only embarrassing, but also mark a generational crackdown that will change democratic politics for years to come.

Up until the 2016 GOP primary, Republicans offered more policies to voters who lost two elections to Obama in 2008 and 2012. At the time, not Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz, but mostly Jeb Bush and John Kasicz gave the supporters to the supporters. The illegal immigration crisis and the failure of foreign wars. That is to say, the complete and complete political outsider Donald Trump took the golden escalator and rose in popularity, changing parties for generations. Democrats are now obsessed with similar calculations, as they were unable to find complete self-satisfaction, mediocre candidates, and a stronger digital footprint to convey policy ideas: their own “Trump moment.” (Related: 10 years since I rode the golden escalator that changed politics forever)