Democrats Got Clobbered. Bernie Sanders and AOC Think They Know Why

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Among Democrats, there’s a pretty universal understanding that the next two years are shaping up to be a joyless slog, one in which Donald Trump again sets the national agenda, the Senate serves as a willing—but not universally compliant—partner, and the still-for-grabs House falling into a too-close-for-anything-big stasis. To put it mildly, it’s a dark moment...