While it’s not too late for a political rebirth, the Democratic Party has no answers for Republicans and President Donald Trump because the party is too old, too extreme, and stuck in the soup, Republican political strategist Karl Rove wrote in a guest column for The Wall Street Journal.

Rove said the answer key for a Democrat comeback lies in the history books, adding the “winning message” will not be found in the party’s “geriatric generation” or in its “fringe.”

“The party out of power needs a better story line — an agenda of vision and values that resets its image,” Rove wrote. “That winning message is never found on a party’s fringe. Instead, look at the major issues voters care about and confront the party’s failure to address them.” 

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