Bret Stephens thinks we need a new party to defend the principles of liberal democracy. We already have one–the Democratic Party. Republicans need not apply.
Stephens clearly believes the Democrats are beholden to the “woke” crowd. They’re not–any more than they despise “real Americans,” as the GOP constantly claims. “Wokeness” is mostly a social media phenomenon. It gets a lot of public attention, largely from the right, but its power over the Democrats in Congress is extremely limited.
The bottom line is that “wokeness” operates outside of national politics. Neither party is responsible for it, and neither party has any ability to stop it without dramatically changing our political system for the worse. So either fight back against it on its own terms, or let it go and hope for the best; don’t rely on politics for a solution, because you won’t find an answer there.