General Discussion

in one of those states will only have the effect of depleting their campaign coffers, thus, assuming they win the primary anyway, being bloodied and bankrupt will make them vulnerable to a well-funded GOP opponent.

Or it could be that the upstart newbie wins but... in a largely centrist and conservative state, finds that they do not have the chops or the ability to attract voters who actually PREFER someone centrist or center-right. And in the end, the leftist Dem loses to the Republican.

As a result, we lose a seat in congress... and need to work even HARDER to recover from the TWO SEAT deficit that a single loss costs us.

The fact is that some states are about as liberal as they are going to be... ever!

We need to appreciate what we've got and instead use our time and money to DEFEAT REPUBLICANS rather than trying to seek purity among our own Democrats. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Vermont style politicians will never be elected in mostly conservative or center-right states.