What if Both Factions of the Democratic Party Prevail? [View all]

A famous bit of wisdom from Yogi Berra may define the Democrats’ dilemma following this year’s election: “When you see a fork in the road, take it.”

The party out of power is seeking a direction: It is likely to wind up with two. A pair of center-left Democratic House members, part of the “modsquad,” are favored to win governorships in Virginia and New Jersey.

Very different political animals populate the party. A 33-year-old state assemblyman, member of Democratic Socialists of America, is the Democrats’ nominee to be mayor of New York City. The left-activist candidate for mayor in Seattle, Katie Wilson, outpolled business-friendly Mayor Bruce Harrell in the primary.

Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, leading in Virginia polls for governor, is a former CIA intelligence officer who worked on nuclear proliferation and terrorism. She was a member of the centrist New Democrat Coalition in Congress and a sharp critic of the “defund the police” craze.

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