Lefties in love with an underdog story shouldn’t get too carried away just yet. As Esquire explains, Wisconsin’s 1st district “hasn't gone for a Democrat since 1995, and Ryan won by 35 points in 2016. The district went for Donald Trump by 11 points.” Adds the Washington Post, Bryce “has a great ad but a losing record. He lost a Democratic primary for state assembly in 2012. Two years later, in 2014, Bryce was defeated in the general election for state senate. And in 2013 he lost a 10-way primary for Racine County Board of Education, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.”



Still! His presence has the Republican Party shook enough to where they sent out a spokesman, Alec Zimmerman, to try and release some burns. Via the AP/NYT: “Instead of fighting for hard-working Wisconsin families, Randy Bryce will say and do anything to get to Washington and defend his liberal special interest friends."



We have a long way to go before the midterm elections. There’ll be many more accusations levied, many more teary campaign ads. For now, though, we just have the one Q: which classic tale of working-class ennui will Springsteen play at the Bryce rallies? There are just too many jams, too many jams.