Where I live Democrats won state-wide offices in most cases, but we were Gerrymandered out of state legislature control. Gerrymandering is wrong. "Independent State Legislature" theory is wrong.

And I warned voters that my opponent believes Medicare and Medicaid need to be phased out and taken over by churches, that she opposes abortion for cases of rape and incest. These stances are terrible. The voters made a mistake; their motives were well-intentioned.

Many voters didn't vote for me because they got tired of being called racist, Fascist, stupid, greedy. We can't accuse a third of our country of desiring the destruction of our country.

Being empathic, listening is not weakness. It's strength. It's understanding where the opposition is and where they are going.

Look at this exchange. To me, your behavior clearly looks like an effort to sabotage the Democratic Party. Because, if I wanted to sabotage the Party, I'd start hammering on the divisive "You are Fascists!" messaging. But the truth is you and I both want Dems to win elections. Our strategies for it differ.