Unlike the effect of electing a disgraced wealthy sexual sleeze or a disgraced corrupt cop. Yeah, the Muslim guy trying to make too many things free is really the outcome the Democrats should worry about being associated with.

If centrists had a Bland McBlanderson neoliberal in the race they could make this argument, but by some coincidence both of their avatars are toxic and since they worship pre-existing power structures they were unable to challenge them. I’m starting to think maybe it’s not progressives who are causing the image problem for the Democrats.