Democrats

Here are two stories that I find really interesting.

First, New Jersey Democrats thought they would steal a page from Wisconsin Republicans and gerrymander the hell out of their districts.  When people - including prominent Democrats - objected, they withdrew the plan.

Second, Andrew Cuomo is a fairly lame politician by most standards. He's a bit tone deaf on certain issues and slow to realize the change that is coming to Left of Center politics.  However, he appears to have taken to heart the primary challenge he got from Cynthia Nixon and is embracing a lot of interesting proposals.

Meanwhile, Republicans continue to push forward assaults on democracy.

Simplifying things, one party is capable of being shamed and convinced, and one party isn't.