Democrats on the rocks

Republicans are not the only ones fighting within their party. Molly Ball writes in the Atlantic that the Democrats are also. On the one hand there are those who

believe restraint is necessary in both policy and politics.

They wince at the emphasis on income redistribution and political correctness. These Democrats realize they are going to lose seats in the House and the Senate next year, and they are distancing themselves from Obama.

On the other hand, Ball writes,

Progressive groups would like to play the role in the Democratic Party that the Tea Party plays in the GOP, forcing elected officials to stake out less moderate positions in order to win party primaries.

Obama has managed in the past to convince both sides that he is with them. But some, including Latinos and unions, feel badly let down by Obama's actual policies.

Ball concludes,

If Republicans manage to mend the current rifts that so help their opponents and unite behind a candidate with broad appeal, a Democratic Party already on the rocks could find itself in serious trouble.