Progressive Ideas Matter to Voters. So Why Do Democrats Fixate on the Identity of the Messenger?

Summary: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke speaks to the crowd at his Turn out For Texas Rally, featuring a concert by Wille Nelson, in Austin, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Just before thenew year, Steve Phillips, senior fellow at liberal think tank Center for American Progress, filed paperwork to launch a Super PAC to support New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s anticipated 2020 run.