[meadsjn]

Sorry. I misunderstood your post.

Yes, the defection(s) will intensify the perception that the Democrats are too far gone to be elected for anything.

[Publius]

New England is where American political parties go to die. The Federalists and Whigs holed up there when they were going through their death throes. The Republicans holed up there during much of the New Deal.

I'd be interested in seeing if this where the Democrats seek refuge after their repudiation by the overwhelming majority of Americans.