text: As a disaffected moderate conservative voter in a deep red state, I'll be looking for the Democrats to run candidates that genuinely have cross-party appeal & can peel off moderate suburban voters like myself in Trump country. Thus far, I'm skeptical they will take this opportunity. In the VA Dem primary, Tom Periello - everyone's favorite Catholic progressive pol - cynically disavowed his previous support for the Hyde Amendment & for the Stupak Amendment to prove his progressive bona fides. And in the Alabama senate race, the Democrat running may as well be reading the NARAL talking points he is so far to the left on abortion. In the end, he may win because it appears his opponent is a sexual predator, but the Democrats should wake up to the reality of the opportunity they have before them. Because running the equivalent of Barbara Boxer in each race is a fools' errand if you want to re-take Congress.