A cautionary tale from abroad.
As the Democratic Party seeks to rebuild political capital after its resounding November defeat, it seems that lessons are failing to be learned. And yet, a cautionary tale is unfolding in the United Kingdom, one that deserves consideration. It’s a blind spot that politicians of all stripes, especially American Democrats, would do well to remedy.
Conservative How?
In the May 2024 UK elections, the Conservative Party suffered its greatest loss in living memory at the hands of the Labour Party. It was by no means a wave of acceptance for Britain’s left-wing staple. In fact, the party under Sir Keir Starmer received half a million fewer votes than it had in the 2019 election, when it was crushed by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The landslide electoral win was firmly the result of voters…