Independent ‘Democrats’ or Democratic ‘Independents’?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/05/independent_democrats_or_democratic_independents_154556.html

Democrats are nothing if not exceedingly inventive in their efforts to retain or regain power - up to and including pretending they aren't Democrats at all.
Of course, it's not unusual for Democrats to back away from the more extreme examples of their party's extremism such as Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. His embrace by the even more extreme Hasan Piker, for instance, resulted in some Democratic politicians withholding their endorsement. Likewise, candidates in closely contested House races are shying away from inviting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from appearing with them on the...