Here’s an idea: Don’t put Steve Israel in charge of anything

Here’s an idea: Spend less time aggressively raising millions of dollars for ads that no one watches, and more time inspiring people to want to vote Democratic, and building a GOTV machine to get out our base — people who are browner, younger, and more female than Steve Israel. And stop telling people they’ve lost a year before the election even happens.

— Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas, reacting to the news that House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi intends to have Steve Israel “run a new policy and messaging shop” that’s supposed to help return the party to the majority.