evidence: Democrats are not immune to the extremism virus either. While the Democratic party hasn’t lost its bearings in the way the Republican party has, it is skewed by its own zealots. In the 2020 presidential primaries, for example, progressive activists pushed candidates to impose a moratorium on deportations, to abolish private health insurance, and to ban fracking, among other demands. Both Kamala Harris and Cory Booker pledged to decriminalize illegal border crossing and ban fracking. Elizabeth Warren endorsed reparations for African-Americans and Native Americans, and Pete Buttigieg recommended packing the Supreme Court. Those issues weren’t top of mind for average Democrats, let alone for average voters, yet the candidates were responding to incentives. [...] The two-party system has not proven to be a solid foundation for democracy. Time to disarm the crazies.