Blame Barack Obama and both of the Clintons for the pain that their party now feels.

Both won two terms without much trouble. Both projected a moderate vibe whatever their policies. Both lured independents and centrists into their coalitions. But the sum of their efforts, when taken together, was to leave the party they had served up a tree.

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