Claire McCaskill: Democratic Party won't have a 'true leader' until they have a 2020 nominee

Sadly, according to Claire McCaskill, those hoping for an answer will have to endure a bit of a wait. She seems to think the Democrats will be leaderless until they select their 2020 nominee...

"The bottom line is I don't think that my party will have a true leader until we have a nominee for president in 2020. I think we are going to have lots of good leaders between now and then. A lot of people who are going to be trying to do the best job they know how, to convince you and others that they would be a good president. And once the Democratic Party nominates someone for president in 2020, then you'll see a coalescing where the national party will kind of fall in under that president. In the meantime, what they can do effectively, most parties, is just organize. And I think they are trying to do that. I'll be honest with you. ...I don't pay too much attention to the national Democratic Party."

Given its current dismal condition, that last line is probably sage advice. The bad news for Dems, and the good news for Republicans, is that between now and 2020 the loudest, most prominent - and therefore most powerful - voices on the left will continue to be the most extreme. That means one of two things will have to happen when they get around to choosing their next leader. Either they side with the radical left, back that candidate, and alienate half the country, or... they squash the radical candidate in favor of a moderate, and endure the same internal outrage that destroyed them in 2016. Either way, they'll be in a weak position for the foreseeable future since, according to McCaskill, no one will be steering their clown car.

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