Democrats’ future requires populist economics and ignoring cultural elites

Are the Democrats beginning to learn their lessons from November’s shellacking? Yes and no.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes get high marks for their “Fight Oligarchy” rallies which are drawing thousands of people. I am not crazy about the word “oligarchy,” which is accurate but unfamiliar to many people. But they are trying to reclaim the mantle of populist economics from the GOP. As I noted in one of my post-election post-mortems, that is essential if the Democrats are to ever win national elections again.