Heather Thomas arrived at a Santa Monica restaurant and ordered a cheeseburger and a margarita — “top shelf tequila,” she whispered to the waiter. It was days after President Biden’s disastrous debate with Donald Trump, and Thomas, like many liberals staring at a reckoning, wondered what Democrats would face in the fall. Could the favorite 81-year-old son of Scranton win? Would the Party rally? What would Hollywood do?
