Amid my recent anti-Trump posts (which, I hope, stopped short of TDS), I did squirrel away some Dem-related items that I’ve been meaning to post about for a while now. Here goes:

I loved the headline on this Politico piece: “Democrats Confront the Party’s Questionnaire-Industrial Complex.” It seems some moderates are urging moderate-liberal primary candidates NOT to fill out questionnaires from far-left special interest groups – or they’ll regret it later. It’s wise advice for those hoping to later win general elections … 

… Definitely check out Mark Leibovich’s long two-cups-of-coffee (at least) article at the Atlantic about all that’s wrong with modern Dems, from “land acknowledgment” rituals before DNC meetings to how many progressive say they want rough-and-tough anti-Trump fighters but wimp out when it comes to possibly committing even the slightest microaggression against an aggrieved group du jour. …

Both Time magazine (yes, Time) and the Atlantic (again) have good pieces on the ongoing brawls in the Texas Senate primary races. The latter focuses on the Dems’ bitter contest – and the identity-politics fissures that are damaging both candidates. …

 … Once again, it’s about political language – and the mindset behind the jargon. From the WSJ: “The Democrats Have an ‘Abolish ICE’ Conundrum.” … The article is a little old, by today’s frenzied news-cycle standards, but still relevant.…

Here’s another somewhat old item that I set aside till I had time to post on it, i.e. Siddhu Pachipala’s Globe column about the left’s overreliance on protests, particularly campus protests. He’s right. And it’s something liberal stalwarts, like Barney Frank, have long complained about – prioritizing weekend protests over less glamorous political-grunt organizing.

And that about empties my Dems dysfunction cubbard.