Time for the monthly "Democrats Are In Disarray" story from a major news source. Democrats have always been a fractious bunch, but the idea that they don't have a coherent message is irrelevant. My comment below the story:
Here's a question: Why do Democrats need one message? Why shouldn't a Democrat running in a Philly suburb run on one thing, and another in rural Nebraska run on another? Why shouldn't one candidate stress economic fairness while another focuses on criminal justice and immigration reform? That's not to say the latter candidate isn't for economic fairness, too, but rather each candidate should run an authentic campaign for them and their constituencies.
I don't see why Democrats need to produce one bumper sticker for Arizona and Upstate New York simultaneously. Stand for economic fairness. Stand for minorities. But until you have a presidential candidate, you don't need a national message. You need hundreds of local ones, providing they fit within the bigger tent.
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