Tuesday’s election was the first test of Democratic energy in the age of Trump...They came nowhere near to passing that test. Arguably, Tuesday’s election was the first test of Democratic energy in the age of Trump. By 2009, per capita personal income had collapsed to the point where Los Angeles was in the fiftieth percentile. A report issued last week by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation made clear that the region is not in good health, economically. That’s the story of Los Angeles, but perhaps it’s also the story of the Democratic Party.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 09, 2017 18:00 UTC