From Vox, Matthew Yglesias on how Democrats are in denial — their party is actually in deep trouble; and Lee Drutman on how Democrats really are in big trouble for the foreseeable future: America may be in a reinforcing feedback loop of growing inequality and Republican rule (and more). John Cassidy on Obama and the G.O.P.’s Red Sea. Molly Ball on how liberals are losing the culture wars: Tuesday’s elections, which hinged on social issues such as gay rights and pot, call into question Democrats’ insistence that Republicans are out of step with the times. How did the Democrats become favorites of the rich? The party now depends as much on affluent voters as on low-income voters. Suzy Khimm on why Hillary Clinton doesn’t need to be likable or a “real person”: She just needs to convince Democrats that she’s Republicans’ fiercest enemy. Here comes the Berniebro: Look, there is a systemic crisis occurring — on Facebook. Time to slice the Bernie boils: If you are Bernie, working for Bernie, or planning to vote Bernie, you are not the hip, millennial-pulling campaign you think you are.
