The polarising express

摘要

"IOPERATE under the principle of justi-fied optimism," says Deep Sran, as he shows off the school he founded—based, he says, on his reading of Plato's "Republic". If voters elected representatives based on their cvs, Mr Sran would cakewalk into Congress. A lawyer with a doctorate in human development-turned teacher and entrepreneur, Mr Sran is the son of immigrants, raised in the suburbs of Washington, d c. He is one of u Democrats champing at the bit to replace Barbara Comstock, a Republican who has represented Virginia's diverse, wealthy 10th congressional district for two terms. She is one of 23 Republicans representing districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016. Democrats think they can flip them all, and more: the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (dccc) has 91 districts in its sights, the lion's share of them in states that Mrs Clinton won or barely lost.