How liberals can beat Donald Trump and still lose

This will put Clinton in a bind. Should she peruse a policy agenda to satisfy liberal activists, she’ll be forced making her case to a public that’s broadly distrustful of her and that mainly voted for her because they thought Trump was a nutcase.

However, should Clinton shy away from the type of policy agenda liberals have been pushing for, it will reopen rifts within the Democratic party, further weakening her political standing.

Liberals feel emboldened by the success they’ve had in moving Democrats decidedly to the Left on policy — and they can smell victory in November. But defeating Trump may not actually advance their ideas.