What went wrong with the Democratic Party? Three big failures that led to the current debacle

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7. Sometimes - every 4 to 8 years like clockwork - we just get beat.

Democrats will not inevitably bounce back. Republicans have used their power to suppress votes, crush unions, redraw favorable districts, open the floodgates of money and deter organizing. The Republican advantage in statehouses will feed high-quality candidates into competitive races. They are better funded, and though Democrats won’t happily admit it, better organized. The goal of understanding these failures is not simply to relitigate old battles, but to understand how politics have evolved. The old paradigms that have driven Democratic politics for decades matter less than they once did.

The new paradigm is when you win, but still lose.

Less than 1% of real went-to-poll-voters - 40,000 - in just those 3 Rust Belt states determined this election.

"For want of a nail..."