I used to ‘vote blue no matter who.’ Here’s how the Democrats lost me.

--SNIP-- I left the Democratic Party because I could no longer deny its own authoritarian tendencies or its corrosive impact on our culture and public trust. Party activists have adopted an identitarian ideology that cultivates a noxious sense of grievance, entitlement, and nihilism, fueling divisiveness in everyday life as well as outbursts of political violence. To win back voters like me, Democrats would have to be humble enough to actually learn from their mistakes so they can earn back the trust they’ve destroyed. Though Trump’s own poll numbers remain underwater, Democrats’ numbers remain even worse, because they refuse to acknowledge...