The Republican party is terrible.. So why may Democrats lose to them this year? | Robert Reicb

Some commentators think Democrats have moved too far to the left - too far from the so-called center'. This is utter rubbish

Much of today's Republican party is treacherous and treasonous. So why are Democrats facing midterm elections that, according to most political observers, they're likely to lose?

Having been a loyal Democrat for some 70 years, including a stint as a cabinet secretary, it pains me to say this: the Democratic party has lost its way.

Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. His new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, is out now. He is a Guardian US columnist. His newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com