"But Silver, like others, are saying the same thing: the Democratic playbook on winning elections is dated. Trash it and start anew. But first, Democrats must find a charismatic leader and a resonant message. They have neither in their pocket and likely won’t for the foreseeable future. Without that, talking about increasing voter turnout is just silliness. They’re the silly party now if not a wholly ineffective one."

Well, da 3-ton bull elephant sittin' in da corner of da room is dat Democrat leaders desperately need to quit bein' ... ideologically speakin' ... just immediately to the right of Joe Stalin's Aunt Tatiana in terms of their policies and their outlook on life, in general ...

Aunt Tatiana