
<p>Democrats have a tendency to create iconic political figures – sort of fame-over-substance folks. ; </p>



<p>Whether they are winners seems to make no difference. ; The left-wing media keeps them propped up with piles of undeserved positive publicity. ; Failing to become an officeholder, they at least can serve as personalities.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-stacey-abrams"><strong>Stacey Abrams</strong></h2>



<p>One of the first that comes to mind is Stacey Abrams. ; Her greatest political accomplishment was getting elected to the Georgia State House in 2006. ; </p>



<p>In 2018, she ran for Governor of the Peach State to the acclaim of the national press. ; Her fame made her one of the best-funded candidates in America. ; She lost. ; She claims she was cheated and never conceded her defeat &#8212; gracefully or otherwise. ; ;</p>



<p>A lot of Democrats ran for governor that year – and many of them won &#8212; but they are not the subject of constant promotional publicity by the news media as is Abrams. ; After her initial defeat, she was still declared to be a major personality and powerhouse in the Democratic Party – more so than governors that won their elections.</p>



<p>Abrams ran – and lost – again a gubernatorial race in 2022 – and by a wider margin than she lost in 2018. ; She was running against the same guy. ; And yet, a number of the talking heads on MSNBC, etc. still claimed that she has a great future in politics and in the Democratic Party. ; </p>



<p>Some even say she would be a good selection for Vice President in a future election … or suggest that she would make a good chairperson of the Democratic National Party. ; Losing two elections is hardly the best recommendation, so I doubt that would happen. ; Even Democrats must apply common sense at times.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Beto O’Rourke</strong></h2>



<p>In 2016, Beto O’Rourke came out of the obscurity of a Texas congressional seat to run for President of the United States. ; He claimed that he was “made to be President.”  ; (I wonder how many of the also-rans felt the same way.)</p>



<p>Like Abrams, campaign money poured in for O’Rourke. He was immediately the darling of the limousine liberal set in the Democratic Party – and the media. ; While he was getting a lot of attention, voters and those competing against him for the Party’s presidential put the kibosh on his campaign. ; ;</p>



<p>Failing in his bid for the Democrat presidential nomination, O’Rourke decided to take on incumbent Texas Senator Ted Cruz. ; Again, Democrats gave him their support for the race – and a lot of money. ; Regardless, he lost. ; Many in the media had declared his losing campaign a sort of victory because he came close – which only has value in horseshoes.</p>



<p>Weeell … O’Rourke came back, and the hapless Texas Democratic Party gave him the nomination for governor – this time against the extremely popular Governor Greg Abbott. ; Lone Star Democrats were apparently not aware of the old saying that, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.”</p>



<p>And still – after three very expensive losses – a number of Democrat pundits and media types were still claiming that O&#8217;Rourke has a “bright” career in politics and elective office. ; The way things are going along the Texas southern border, O’Rourke may not even be able to reclaim his old congressional seat.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Summary</strong></h2>



<p>Despite the adulations of SOME folks in the Democratic Party, Abrams and O’Rourke are not great leaders – and are not the best prospects for future elective office. ; In the parlance of the profession, they are has-beens. ; </p>



<p>They may still be regulars on the left-wing media circuit. ; That is because their recognized leadership abilities are largely limited to the far-left faction of the Party. ; ;</p>



<p>Abrams had her last successful run for public office – her last hurrah &#8212; in 2016 when she won re-election to the Georgia State House– and O’Rourke in 2012, with his last run for Congress. ; They may still be able to rouse the radical rabble on the left – and continue to appear as panelists on MSNBC &#8212; but their political currency is not faring as well with the less radical faction of the Democratic Party. ; ;</p>



<p>One of the brutal realities in politics is that there is no future for folks who keep losing. ; Comebacks after one major defeat are rare – and after two, even rarer. ; And after three … ?</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Democrats have a fascination with losers
