 They miscalculated terribly, and Carter lost. In fact, he lost quite badly. But there was something else that happened that was profound. So, too, did many of the most prominent progressive Democratic senators. And so it wasn't just a loss for Carter. It was a loss for the Democratic Party and, frankly, for its ability to stand up to Reagan, to stand up for economic and social and racial justice and all their goals, or all their best goals.