Democrats are not even a national party, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, laments. He wants to make his party great again in flyover country by taking over from Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as House Democratic leader. He’s campaigning on a promise to give Democrats who represent the Heartland more input into how the party works.

“We’re not even a national party,” Ryan said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday. “We’re a coastal party.”