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Adam Gabbatt

The Democrat who schools Republicans – ‘I would say do more of that’

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Isaiah Martin at a debate in Houston in August last year. Photograph: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images

Dynamism, courage, and wit are words that few are likely to associate with the mainstream Democratic party, particularly after its capitulation to Republicans’ budget demands last year.

Polls show that majorities of Democratic voters think their party is weak and ineffective. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate leader, is even more unpopular than Donald Trump. People are crying out for a bold voice, someone to take the fight to an increasingly authoritarian Republican party.

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