Anger, lack of leadership, and unpopularity plague the Democratic Party

Three things happened in rapid succession in one 24-hour period that illustrate the promise and the peril that lie ahead for Democrats: a 50-point special election victory, the reemergence of former Vice President Kamala Harris and 2024 recriminations, and the senseless murder of the influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Taken together, they show a party that is simultaneously well positioned to take advantage of public discontent with President Donald Trump but has learned no lessons from the last election, has no real leaders at the national level, and could be undone by its own base’s uncontrollable anger.

First, the good news for Democrats. Democrat James Walkinshaw won the Sept. 9 special election for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, succeeding the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, with 75%

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