The lesson Obama taught me was that when you have everything to lose, the only way to succeed is to run like you have nothing to lose. Obama’s message in 2012 is even truer today. The stakes are exponentially higher. Playing political prevent defense where we hope Trump falls under the weight of his corruption and incompetence is doomed to fail. Despite all of the preemptive compromise from Democrats in Washington, and the cautious centrism from the pundit class, I am hopeful about the future of the Democratic Party.
