Where are the centrist insurgents?

Democrats need to fight the system, not just be more moderate.

Today is Election Day. Make sure you vote if there’s an election in your area. And it’s also the release day for the paperback edition of Party of the People, “the book that predicted the 2024 election,” complete with a new chapter on the 2024 election and its aftermath. Get your copy here.

If there’s anything that lights up the Substacks, it’s a moderate vs. progressive fight about the future of the Democratic Party. Consuming the discourse in recent days is the Deciding to Win report, which I was happy to blurb (in usual trolly fashion) and covered in my weekly roundup.

Bluesky may think it’s an op, but my endorsement is completely sincere — or maybe it’s not! In all seriousness, I want to both sides to bring their A-game. We lose something when 95% of politics is just a fight for control of your party and a coin flip in the general. Actually competing for the same group of voters in the middle forces both parties to be better. If you’re a baseball fan, you probably like watching th…