“You can only scare so many people to the polls,” Perkins said. “You’ve got to cast a vision to get the rest of them there.”

That sounds like the sound advice of a Berniecrat trying to get a Hillarybot to see the light. You can't just run against Trump, right?

Except that it isn't what it appears to be.

As a small but growing number of Democrats follow in the footsteps of Conor Lamb, the apparent victor of the tight race in Pennsylvania’s 18th District who repeatedly said he wouldn’t support the House minority leader, some Republicans say there needs to be a recalibration in messaging around a person the GOP base still sees as toxic—with the understanding that anti-Pelosi rhetoric, which has driven so many other campaigns, can’t be the sole focus.

“Obviously with [Lamb] bringing that up, it’s a recognition that it’s a factor, she is a ball and chain around the Democratic candidates, I think you’re going to see more running away from her—but it’s not enough,” said Tony Perkins, the head of the socially conservative Family Research Council, referencing Lamb’s direct-to-camera TV ad disavowing support for Pelosi.

Wow. Republicans figured it out when the problem first appeared.
So what do Democrats think?

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Nope. Dems are more afraid of a change in leadership than not being in leadership.
Failure is always an option.
I should point out that some Republicans still give the Dems too much credit.

"It appears that the Democratic national leadership seems to be a little more self-aware than the Republicans," he added.

No, no it isn't.

"I don’t think he ran against me the entire time," Pelosi told NBC's Kasie Hunt.