I agree about "normal" Democrats, I am one, although considered 'alt-right' by many of my peers.

I grew up with Bill Clinton as president, and today is far different.

Talking to family members (all democrats) about the newer younger democrats, has been a chore.

They're not advocating for the middle-class, it's all about race, gender, and palestine.

I remain a registered Dem, so that I can vote against the extremists in the primaries.

We need more populist Republicans, who can throw a bone to the left on matters such as education funding.

Thanks for the article

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At this stage I don't think the Democrat party is fixable. By normal voters, there is a strong fixation on socialism and socialist policies (such as rent control which is guaranteed to make rent more expensive).   While I don't see socialists making inroad into Montgomery County so much, it's a given that the terrible socialist policies will become more normalized.

Until Democrats themselves reject the ideology of Communism and Socialism, there's not a lot that Republicans can do.   Heck, we can't even get rid of Marc Elrich, perhaps the worst county executive in my 50 years in Montgomery county even after passing a law limiting the county executive to 2 term.

I know my spouse (who is a Democrat) is disgusted by the party, but I don't see any "normal" democrats speaking out about the bad policies enacted by the left.