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How “Abundance” lost the Democratic war of ideas

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A year ago, the hottest idea in Democratic circles was “abundance” — a growth-friendly agenda with centrist appeal that would help the party prove it was capable of shoving aside special interests and governing again. Fast-forward a year. Today, in primary after primary, the far left is on the march. Last week’s victories for socialist candidates against the establishment in New York’s Democratic primaries sent centrists into alarm and despair. What happened? In a vacuum, leftist primary wins in deep-blue ur...