Democratic Party News and Blog Posts

The question is no longer whether this is a progressive party, but rather what type of progressivism it's driven by.

Few successful revolts throughout our history have begun in expected ways.

One side or the other will ultimately have to win the majority, but not without going to great lengths to avoid it.

As underperformance frustrates Republicans, some Democratic standard-bearers in key swing states could upend their party’s prospects.

Like clockwork every four years, Democrats hunker down to tweak their rules for presidential nomination, and right now they’re finely tuning the 2024 calendar. The party has routinely pinned its hopes on nomination rules to pave the way for a November win.

The most impactful possible solution — passing abortion rights legislation through Congress — has been almost completely ignored.

Considering switching to another political party? Your vote could really count in 2022 — so if you’re on the fence, it’s worth thinking about where you stand. 

On a political landscape that is looking increasingly unfavorable to Democrats, the potential elimination of federal protection for abortion rights is a rare issue that could work in their favor this November. But the party’s early floundering on the topic is less than reassuring.

There was once a time when business would simply stay out of the cultural wars. But on this with-us-or-against-us landscape, true believers on both sides are no longer willing to accept such a passive approach.

A majority vote for a pro-choice bill supported by the Democrats would mark a major step forward and an even more powerful message than a slightly stronger bill that was defeated.